Next Up: Narcissism Episode 47: Toxic Parents with Josh Connolly
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Mar 28, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, mental health advocate and bestselling author Josh Connolly shares insights into the complexities of toxic parenting. He highlights how emotional abuse often goes unnoticed and discusses the importance of acknowledging harmful family dynamics. Josh emphasizes a 'body first' recovery approach, advocating for techniques like breathwork to promote healing. The conversation also challenges the common belief that forgiveness is necessary for moving forward, urging listeners to differentiate between acceptance and forgiveness while reclaiming their identities.
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Set Emotional Boundaries
- Learn to distinguish your emotions from others to set healthy boundaries.
- Stop taking responsibility for other people's feelings to protect your emotional well-being.
Power in Toxic Parenting
- Toxic parents never take accountability and create emotional abuse in a relationship of deep trust and power.
- Children are wired to believe and trust parents, which makes emotional abuse deeply damaging and confusing.
Misdiagnosis in Toxic Childhoods
- Many children with toxic parents are misdiagnosed with disorders like anxiety or ADHD due to society's misunderstanding of emotional abuse.
- Their reactions are often appropriate responses to dysfunction, but they are blamed and pathologized instead.