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Jul 2024
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169 - Narcissistic Parents, Relationship...

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Jerry Wise, MA, MS, CLC has been a marriage and family therapist, addictions therapist, ACOA expert, and codependency expert with over 40 years of professional experience. As a self-differentiation and relationship systems coach, he uses his knowledge in family systems theory to help clients get unstuck from family dysfunction and find a true sense of Self.

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9:10 - How "recycling" old coping mechanisms and relationship relapses can happen even years into recovery

17:32 - The struggle to leave an abusive relationship

37:31 - The impact of family-systems trauma vs big T trau

40:07 - The depth of self-hate and the annihilating influence of narcissistic parents

1:00:57 - How To Navigate Relationships with Aging Narcissistic Parents

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