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Why Cutting Off My Narcissistic Family Was Better Than Any Therapy?

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How My Narcissistic Ex Accidentally Made Me Impossible to Manipulate

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The Ultimate Trauma Responses That Saved My Life (Unexpected Turn of Event)

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How to Make a Narcissist Doubt Their Own Manipulations (Simple But Yet Very Effective)

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Text Messages I Send to My Narcissist Family’s Flying Monkeys (The Best Repellent You’ll Find)

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5 Dating Rules I Created After Narcissistic Abuse (That Filter Out Toxic Men Like a Strainer)

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What I Say When People Ask About My “Estranged Narcissistic” Family

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How I Stopped Feeling Guilty After Cutting Off My Narcissistic Family (And Why It Was Extremely Critical For Moving Forward)

Hey, I’m Kolyanne 👋

I’m a Certified Life Coach, a mom to a strong-willed little boy, and a woman who spent 20 years navigating the emotional chaos of my narcissistic family and came out the other side with clarity, peace, and purpose.

I created Pinch of Attitude for people like you and me. Survivors who’ve cut ties with toxic people but are now asking: “What the hell do I do next?”

Here, I share real-talk advice and practical tools to help you:

Rebuild your self-worth (without begging for closure)
Regain confidence (even if they made you doubt everything)
Create a life you actually love waking up to

My work has been featured on sites like Goalcast, Tiny Buddha, and Pick the Brain, and over 100,000 readers turn to my writing each month for no-fluff support and mindset shifts that stick.

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