Counter Parenting With a Narcissist - Reducing Trauma to the Child (Interview with Jaqui Sansom)

Jaqui Sansom works with parents to create a secure family to live in.

Jaqui has been a family and child protection lawyer for 20 years.

For more information on her work please visit her website:

https://www.powerless2powerfulparenting.com/about

(00:00) Getting started

((1:08) Is narcissism trait or a disorder?

(03:41) Can you experience trauma beyond the childhood?

(06:43) Is narcissism a scale? How does it work?

(09:00) The signs of narcissism in co-parenting

(10:33) Is it possible for a child to develop narcissistic traits?

(11:38) Children copying their parents

(12:35) Is it possible to balance narcissistic tendencies of a partner, to prevent the relationship negatively impacting the child?

(15:13) Managing contact with narcissistic co-parent in a boundaried way

(17:43) Is it possible to ameliorate the contact?

(21:00) You need a fundamental change if you want to defend yourself

(22:54) Facing the (ugly) reality is empowering

(24:42) As a non-narcissistic parent, do we overcompensate to balance narcissism?

(27:32) Even narcissistic parents can love their children, right?

(29:46) Every NPD's relationship is destined to fall

(30:59) What are the different family dynamics in a narcissistic unit? (golden child & scapegoat)

(35:36) On trauma bonding & dependency

(40:59) Cultural conditioning to bond with a romantic partner

(42:40) Does the narcissists ever recognize their behaviour?

(45:09) Goodbye