# narcissistic abuse (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover narcissistic abuse. Page: Feed: --- ## [Anger After Narcissistic Abuse](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/anger-after-narcissistic-abuse) _2026-08-16 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why reclaiming your anger can be an important part of healing from narcissistic abuse ## [The Fawn Response: How Narcissistic Abuse Makes You Disappear](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/the-fawn-response-how-narcissistic) _2026-08-09 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ How trauma bonding and CPTSD teach you to fawn, and the way back to yourself. ## [Let's Marry Harry : green lights & red flags](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/lets-marry-harry-green-lights-and) _2026-08-06 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ Thoughts on character, exes, intimacy, and asking for what you need ## [Beginning To Thaw](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/beginning-to-thaw) _2026-08-02 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ A starter guide for coming out of the freeze response ## [What If He's Right?](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/what-if-hes-right) _2026-07-27 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ For years the only voice in my head was his. I doubted my memory, my feelings, my sanity. Then I kept going back to the very person who broke my reality, asking him to give it back. ## [Your Sensitivity Is A Gift For You, Not Them](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/your-sensitivity-is-a-gift-for-you) _2026-07-26 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ How sensitive people are targeted — and how to use that same gift to set yourself free. ## [The Ultimatum : Is Hayley really the problem?](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/the-ultimatum-is-hayley-really-the) _2026-07-23 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ How emotional abuse can make healthy reactions look irrational ## [The Functional Freeze](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/the-functional-freeze) _2026-07-19 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why you can look like you are managing everything and still be frozen inside. ## [She Was Like a Mother to Me](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/she-was-like-a-mother-to-me) _2026-07-16 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ She lived in our home for nine years. She was like a mother to me. She was also a covert narcissist. Here is how I finally asked her to leave, and how I turned that pain into purpose. ## [Wired for Interdependence](https://thevitalspirit.net/wired-for-interdependence/) _2026-07-15 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ The further human society drifts away from nature, the less we understand interdependence. ~ Peter Senge The Anatomy of a Sensitive Meltdown If you are an empath navigating the world with an ADHD brain, you already know that your sensory and emotional dials are turned all the way up. Because your aura acts more like \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TMafMtqJTonO) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [2 Things You Have to Protect (When Living With or Leaving a Narcissist)](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/2-things-you-have-to-protect-when) _2026-07-14 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ I told him everything. My fears, my dreams, my childhood trauma. I thought I was building intimacy. I was handing him a road map. ## [Befriending the Tiger](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/befriending-the-tiger) _2026-07-12 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ What we usually get wrong about the fawn response. ## [At Least He's Not Like My Ex](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/at-least-hes-not-like-my-ex) _2026-07-12 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ You can't spot a narcissist on the first date. So stop hunting for red flags, and start doing this instead. ## [Living With the Tiger](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/living-with-the-tiger) _2026-07-05 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ What CPTSD is, how trauma reshapes the brain, and the story it leaves behind about you. ## [Your Empathy Is a Diamond. Stop Handing It Out Like Pennies.](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/your-empathy-is-a-diamond-stop-handing) _2026-07-03 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ There is one thing the narcissist does better than we ever have. They know the exact value of what they are holding. We give ours away for free. ## [One Day It Will All Make Sense](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/one-day-it-will-all-make-sense) _2026-06-29 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ The day the struggle finally made sense. And why I would not change one minute of it. ## [Your Attachment Isn't a Style. It's a Strategy.](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/your-attachment-isnt-a-style-its) _2026-06-28 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why your attachment style was never a flaw, and why you’re not stuck with it. ## [A Mother's Love Is Not Enough](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/a-mothers-love-is-not-enough) _2026-06-27 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ I thought my love could protect my children from their narcissistic father. I thought staying was how I shielded them. I was wrong. And it took my own grown children to finally show me why. ## [Would You Prefer We Were Still Together, or Do You Enjoy Your Peace?](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/would-you-prefer-we-were-still-together) _2026-06-25 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ Six years after I finally got free, my ex narcissist sent me that text. He thought he was just asking a simple question. He had no idea he was answering it. ## [The Silent Crash: Widening Our Lens on Empaths and Neurodivergent Burnout](https://thevitalspirit.net/the-silent-crash-neurodivergent-burnout/) _2026-06-23 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ The Silent Crash is An Earthquake in Slow Motion Evolution is typically a slow, creeping process, but every so often, we experience a seismic shift in human consciousness. I believe we are in the middle of one right now—an earthquake in slow motion. The veils are dropping, and it is getting harder to deny the \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/voIztsSPX7p7) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Thank You for NOT Answering My Prayers](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/thank-you-for-not-answering-my-prayers) _2026-06-23 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ For years I begged God to save my marriage. He stayed silent. I thought He had abandoned me. Instead, He was building something I did not yet have the words to pray for. ## [It’s Not Just You](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/its-not-just-you) _2026-06-21 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ As narcissism rises, so do their victims ## [The Sovereign Empath: Embodying Power-With in a Power-Over World](https://thevitalspirit.net/the-sovereign-empath/) _2026-06-16 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ The sovereign empath is a modern interpretation of a Jungian psychological ideal: empathy held with conscious strength rather than unconscious burden. ~ Dylan Hearn If you are an empath, you are likely very familiar with feeling like you don’t quite “fit” into the traditional mold. You may have been told you are “too sensitive,” leading \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [The Lie of Happily Ever After](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/the-lie-of-happily-ever-after) _2026-06-14 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why the love we were taught to chase was never love at all ## [Visibility Without Exhaustion](https://thevitalspirit.net/visibility-without-exhaustion/) _2026-06-10 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ Visibility Without Exhaustion Requires This Magic Formula If you are an empath, a healer, or a highly sensitive entrepreneur, you have likely been told that to be successful, you need to “put yourself out there.” But for many of us, the very thought of visibility brings up an immediate sense of exhaustion. We learned growing \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [Who Are the Indigo People?](https://thevitalspirit.net/who-are-the-indigo-people/) _2026-06-01 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ The Indigo people are the “old souls.” If you look into their eyes you will see depths of human history and experience. People who fit this description have been present throughout the life of the Earth, providing the catalyst for our growth and expansion. Difference Between The Indigo Cohorts: With each new generation the \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [The Empathic Evolution: Why Sensitive Souls are the Corrective for a New World](https://thevitalspirit.net/the-empathic-evolution/) _2026-05-30 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ Social evolution is demonstrated by movement towards unity, not separatism. ~ Neale Donald Walsch on the empathic evolution Over the years of studying our world—politically, scientifically, socially, and consciously—I have come to realize that being an empath or an indigo adult is more than just a personality trait. It is a new way to understand \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [He Asked Twice](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/he-asked-twice) _2026-05-19 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ Why consent is more complicated than “yes means yes” ## [Why So Many Women Say They’ve Been Raped — and So Few Men Know a Rapist](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/why-so-many-women-say-theyve-been) _2026-04-17 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ With yesterday’s deeply unnerving news about the Rape Academy (even typing those words makes me want to crawl out of my skin and go somewhere to die), I think we need to have a conversation about what “rape” is. ## [Apparently, I’m That Friend](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/apparently-im-that-friend) _2026-04-06 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ Which is confusing, because I don’t think of myself that way at all ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NzAUj0hXhMBu) _2026-04-06 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Why it’s easier to protest a king than confront a friend](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/why-its-easier-to-protest-a-king) _2026-03-29 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ We carry signs only when it’s someone we can afford to lose ## [Why MAGA wants you to blanket train your child](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/why-maga-wants-you-to-blanket-train) _2026-03-13 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ My conversation with Tia Levings about teaching children to be still and shut up ## [The Architecture of Abuse: Unmasking the Energetic Fields of Control](https://thevitalspirit.net/architecture-of-abuse/) _2026-03-10 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ Abuse is never deserved, it is an exploitation of innocence and physical disadvantage, which is perceived as an opportunity by the abuser. ~ Lorraine Nilon on the architecture of abuse As empaths, we understand the world through feeling. We don’t just process information intellectually; we experience the emotional undercurrents of our environment in our physical \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [Unplugging from the Grid: Disrupting the Patriarchy’s Subtle Energy Network](https://thevitalspirit.net/unplugging-from-the-grid/) _2026-03-10 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration. ~ Nikola Tesla Unplugging from the Grid In Part One of this series, we explored how the numbness of the “Grey Rock” method can sometimes keep us from feeling the subtle ways we are being manipulated. It \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [Reading Ilya Rozanov through the lens of trauma](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/reading-ilya-rozanov-through-the) _2026-03-05 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ Trauma, hypervigilance, and survival instincts in Heated Rivalry ## [Dating with a jacked-up nervous system](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/dating-with-a-jacked-up-nervous-system) _2026-02-23 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ Five first dates and why I’m walking away from good men ## [Healing After Narcissistic Abuse: How Empaths Move From Grey Rock to Rose Rock](https://thevitalspirit.net/healing-after-narcissistic-abuse-rose-rocking/) _2026-02-23 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ He’s satisfied with himself. If you have a soul you can’t be satisfied. ~ Graham Greene Healing After Narcissistic Abuse If you are an empath, you have likely encountered a narcissist. Sometimes, it is a brief, painful encounter that we can easily walk away from once we recognize the pattern. But what happens when you \[…\] Read more at The Vital Spirit ## [Heated Rivalry and narcissistic abuse](https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/heated-rivalry-and-narcissistic-abuse) _2026-02-18 · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach · Leah Carey, Relationship Coach_ Reading Ilya Rozanov’s behavior through the lens of childhood abuse ## [Visibility is an Energy Game: Aligning Your Business with Your Soul](https://thevitalspirit.net/visibility-is-an-energy-game/) _2026-02-16 · Laura Rowe · The Vital Spirit_ The key is intentionality—visibility doesn’t happen accidentally; it requires deliberate choices about where to spend time. ~ Unknown Does “putting yourself out there” make you want to take a nap? For the sensitive entrepreneur, marketing and visibility often feel physically exhausting. We assume this is because we are introverted, or perhaps just “too sensitive” for \[…\] Read more at The Vital…