You Can Handle Anything, and That's the Problem: Capacity vs. Capability When You Were Raised by a Toxic Parent
About this episode
This episode explores the challenges faced by individuals raised by toxic parents, focusing on the difference between capability and capacity in crisis situations.
Too many cycle breakers know that moment when your phone lights up with the latest family emergency and you drop everything to try to calm the storm. When you grow up with a narcissistic parent or a parent with unmanaged borderline personality disorder, you learn early on that keeping the peace is what keeps you safe. So, when there's a crisis, of course you spring into action. In this episode we dive into: The difference between what you're capable of and what you actually have the capacity ...
People in this episode
Host: Torie Wiksell
Topics covered
- toxic parenting
- narcissistic personality disorder
- borderline personality disorder
- capacity vs capability
- crisis management
- cycle breaking
Keywords
- toxic parent
- narcissism
- borderline personality disorder
- family emergency
- keeping the peace
- cycle breakers
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