55. Should I be over it by now?
TW: Covert Sexual Abuse/Shaming of sexuality This week our listener is trying to answer the same question so many of us ask….should I just get over it? Are they right? Kicked out at 19 for being with a same sex partner, our listener describes a childhood full of contol and shaming. Now as an adult […]
49. Am I Overreacting…
Or is she a narcissist? This week Katie and Helen look at our listener’s letter to help understand narcissistic behaviour and traits. Listen in as they give insight into healthy and unhealthy communication and behaviour. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! – A private […]
50. How do I Escape my Narcissistic Mother?
Our listener this week is fighting to get away from her narcissitic mother who has been demanding our listener pays for her living expenses. Katie and Helen look at what’s been going on since childhood and offer insight on how to escape. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our […]
45. Should I go No Contact?
TW DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE. This week Katie and Helen explore what demands the decision to go no contact? Our listener is trying to decide whether to go no contact with her mother before she tries for a baby after realising her mother has completely supressed her growth and identity, smeared her father, and enmeshed our […]
47. The Curse of the People Pleaser
The listener this week is struggling to know whether to stay in her relationship. Feeling unseen and unheard but so in love with her partner, she can’t make sense of what’s acceptable or not. Katie and Helen pick apart what’s going on, where it came from and how to move forward. In Sight is […]
48. Shall I Break No Contact?
Does their trauma justify their behaviour? This week our listener asks if she should break no contact, due to understanding that her parent’s behaviour is driven by trauma. In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to […]
39. Christmas Boundaries
For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon This week Katie and Helen look at what happens when a scapegoat is forced to comply with the demands of narcissistic family members, running a business they didn’t want, being punished for doing it well, and expected to ignore vile treatment […]
41. The Gift of Christmas
For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Is it rude to reject gifts? Is it rude to say ‘thanks for thinking of me, but this isn’t really to my taste?’ Katie and Helen discuss this weeks letter and where the social rules and boundaries allow people to victimise us […]
42. Surviving Christmas
This week instead of reading a letter, we are looking at how to survive Christmas with toxic families. We talk about meeting your own needs, saying no, and facing the grief of Christmas whether from bereavement or isolation due to the smear campaign. In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new […]
43. Creating Change 2023
This week we discuss how to make changes that stick, how comparison is the thief of joy, and general observations about the traps we fall into over the New Years expectations and demands we make upon ourselves. We also look at how you can beat January blues and get throught the worst month of the […]