Am I Mean for Setting Boundaries? Why Taking Care of Yourself Feels Cruel
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges of setting boundaries for those raised by narcissistic or borderline parents and the misconceptions surrounding kindness and self-care.
When you were raised by a narcissistic parent or a parent with unmanaged borderline personality disorder, you learn early on that keeping the peace and managing your parent's moods is the "kind" thing to do. Your family conflates kindness with you taking on the job of regulating your parent's emotions, and now every boundary you try to set can feel like a moral failure instead of the basic self-care it actually is. In this episode you'll learn: The real difference between kindness and the emo...
People in this episode
Host: Torie Wiksell
Topics covered
- boundaries
- self-care
- narcissistic parents
- emotional regulation
- kindness vs cruelty
Keywords
- boundaries
- narcissism
- self-care
- emotional health
- parenting
- mental health
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