One night after coming home from the gym, I told my husband that I was exhausted and he said “you know, it doesn’t matter how much you take care of your physical well-being. If you neglect your mental health, you will feel like sh*t more often than you want to.” And it got me thinking, ... Read more
The first time I caught my narcissistic mother lying to my face, I thought I had misunderstood. She looked me dead in the eye and said, “I never said that.”But I remembered every word. The tone. The pause. The sting. Still, I doubted myself. Because that’s what narcissists do. They lie so confidently, so calmly, ... Read more
I used to believe that having a good attitude would fix everything, at least while growing up with a narcissistic mother and her enablers. Smile more. Be grateful. Don’t let them get to you. But here’s the truth no one told me, you can’t “positive attitude” your way out of abuse. Especially when the narcissist ... Read more
Self-esteem is a very intimate subject for many, including myself. Growing up in a culture where physical beauty defines how your future is going to turn out, I was considered a failure the day I was born. There wasn’t a lot of encouraging words from my mom, so you can guess how low my self-esteem ... Read more
What are the interpersonal skills? It is the people skills that you and I use every day to communicate and interact with others at a workplace, in a team meeting, in relationships and pretty much everywhere and anywhere. These skills are one of my top criteria to use when evaluating employees’ performance and future candidates ... Read more
I used to stare at myself in the mirror and wonder, “Who even are you anymore?” After years of being told I was too much, too emotional, too dramatic, believing in myself felt impossible. Narcissistic abuse doesn’t just break your heart. It breaks your identity. It chips away at your self-worth until all that’s left ... Read more
Books can provide us with such a wealth of support, knowledge, and inspiration in many areas of our lives. I remembered the books that I picked up which became two of my favorite best self-help books were How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. These books that ... Read more
The founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud once remarked that “Words have magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair; they can transfer knowledge from teacher to student; words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions. Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all men’s ... Read more
After years of dealing with my narcissistic family members and, worse than that, I dated one unknowingly, my mind wasn’t just tired, it was wrecked. I’d wake up already exhausted, overthink everything I said, and question if I was actually the problem. I wasn’t. But when you’ve been manipulated, gaslit, and dismissed long enough, even ... Read more
Causes of low self-esteem can be recognized and low self-esteem can be unlearned. A lack of self-esteem is a corrosive force, eroding our confidence and inevitably causing major harm to our ability to form lasting, loving and healthy relationships. Some of us wear our self-esteem lightly, untroubled by self-doubt or life’s changes. Others strap their ... Read more
