The FOG: When Fear Follows You into Adulthood
For anyone who experienced a childhood in which emotional safely or physical safety weren't consistent, stable and predictable, Fear, Obligation and Guilt — will be the dominant emotions controlling t...
14 Aug 37min
Am I a Bad Daughter for Not Wanting to Care for My Mother? (S6 Ep.10)
What happens when you realise your relationship with your mother has been shaped by emotional parentification, enmeshment, and emotional abuse? In this week’s letter, a 48-year-old woman shares how mu...
7 Aug 49min
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (S6 Ep.9)
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing – When Your Mother Won't Protect You "I always thought my mom was the softer, kind parent." "She would tell me to just ignore it, or apologise" After finally setting bounda...
31 Jul 1h
Am I Mad For Even Wanting to Try? (S6 Ep.8)
How do I build and maintain a boundaried relationship with narcissistic parents? Or am I mad for even wanting to try? This week, a listener asks: What happens when the parents who hurt you are finally...
24 Jul 1h 2min
Am I The Only One? (S6 Ep.7)
"I feel stupid for tolerating it for so long" This week's listener grew up in a narcissistic evangelical family where religion was used to justify fear, control and abuse. As the eldest child, she be...
17 Jul 1h 25min
Does Illness Change Everything? (S6 Ep.6)
When you finally find the strength to go no contact with abusive parents, it can feel like the hardest decision you'll ever make. But what when of those parents becomes seriously ill? This week we he...
10 Jul 49min
Narcissism or Neurodivergent? (S6 Ep.5)
What happens when the behaviours that hurt you look similar to traits associated with autism or ADHD? Where is the line between someone struggling because they're neurodivergent and someone causing ha...
3 Jul 52min
