Stop Explaining Your Boundary to Your Toxic Parent
About this episode
This episode discusses how to effectively set boundaries with toxic parents and the challenges that arise during these conversations.
When you set a boundary with a narcissistic parent, or a parent with unmanaged borderline personality disorder, they tend to push back by acting like they don't get it. They argue, they question whether your boundary is even reasonable, they pull you into a debate about whether you should have it at all. It's why these conversations so often end with you backing down, second-guessing yourself, and wondering if you were the unreasonable one all along. In this episode you'll learn: Why a ...
People in this episode
Host: Torie Wiksell
Topics covered
- boundaries
- narcissistic parents
- borderline personality disorder
- self-advocacy
- toxic relationships
Keywords
- boundaries
- narcissism
- borderline personality disorder
- toxic parents
- self-doubt
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