How to Self-Diagnose Childhood Wounds

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Caroline: A lot of our pod squad who's listening is probably thinking one of two things, am I a narcissist or am I with a narcissist? Caroline: The simple answer is if you are even asking yourself if you are a narcissist, you are not a narcissist. She says we can have similar protector parts with some things as well. "I could have addiction or anger or even control as a protector part," she said.

Trauma therapist (and survivor of marriage to a narcissist) Caroline Strawson joins us to discuss: how to know if someone’s really a narcissist; how to know if you’re more likely to get into a relationship with a narcissist (and avoid it); strategies for parallel parenting with a narcissist; how the brain and body respond to narcissists; and how to rebuild after ending a relationship with a narcissist.

CW: Abusive relationships, self harm

About Caroline:

Caroline Strawson is a Trauma Therapist and Coach specializing in helping others heal from the trauma and shame of narcissistic abuse. She hosts the Narcissistic Abuse & Trauma Recovery Podcast and is the #1 best selling author of Divorce Became My Superpower. Having been married to a covert narcissist herself, Caroline was in debt, lost her family home, and was at rock bottom with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and self-harm. Caroline integrates Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting and breath work with positive psychology, to help others move from post traumatic stress to post traumatic growth.

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IG: @carolinestrawson

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