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Childhood Trauma, Healing, Narcissistic Abuse

10 Red Flags of a Narcissistic Dynamic: Trusting Your Body’s Early Warnings

November 2, 2025
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Before we dive in, you might want to check out my previous article on fawning…

Tom Foster
fawning around narcissists
Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse

The Fawn Response: How Trauma Makes You a People Pleaser

November 2, 2025
98 Views

You walk away from a conversation feeling completely drained. Nothing bad happened. The person was…

Tom Foster
narcissist abuse stories
Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse

The Subtle Manipulations of Narcissistic Abuse: How to Recognize and Overcome It

October 29, 2025
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Narcissistic abuse doesn’t always come in the form of obvious insults or blatant mistreatment. Sometimes,…

Tom Foster
psychological effects of growing up with narcissistic parents
Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse

10 survival patterns caused from narcissistic parents

April 8, 2025
165 Views

Growing up with a narcissistic parent is really hard. It’s like you’re always trying to…

Tom Foster
relaxing your nervous system CPTSD
Healing

Floating vs. Sauna for CPTSD Recovery: A Personal Journey

April 5, 2025
119 Views

I’ve always been curious about how to soothe a nervous system that feels perpetually on…

Tom Foster
unqualified trauma therapist
Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse

Why Some Therapists Aren’t Trauma-Informed (And How I Realized It the Hard Way)

April 5, 2025
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For months, I sat in a therapist’s office, hoping for change. Session after session, I…

Tom Foster
technique to help CPTSD and trauma
Childhood Trauma, Healing

Rebuilding Your Nervous System After CPTSD: A Little-Known Solution

April 1, 2025
157 Views

For years, I wrestled with the overwhelming effects of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), feeling…

Tom Foster
flight fight freeze response and trauma
Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse

What It Feels Like to Be Stuck in Fight/Flight and Nothing Works

April 1, 2025
132 Views

For four days straight, I was trapped in fight-or-flight mode. My nervous system was completely…

Tom Foster
red flags of therapists
Healing, Narcissistic Abuse

The Red Flags of a Bad Therapist: How to Spot an Unsuitable Therapist Before It’s Too Late

March 28, 2025
157 Views

Therapy is meant to be a place of healing, understanding, and growth. But what happens…

Tom Foster
Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse

Breaking Free from the Fear That Happiness Leads to Disaster

March 17, 2025
135 Views

I never realized how much I feared happiness until I saw the pattern repeating over…

Tom Foster

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authority anxiety and trauma

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emdr therapy or traditional talk therapy

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