Okay…I know this post is way late, but if you follow Pathways on Facebook, you probably already know why…that’s right! I’ve teamed up with the amazing Jenna Noble! We now co-own the business, and have been working feverishly to develop amazing programs and resources for parents who are facing the rejection of a child…either partially or full-on for years. Last …
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For the months of June and July, I’ve decided to take a deep dive into NPD, or narcissistic personality disorder. In fact, I will be diving so deep that I’ve decided to turn it into a 3 part blog series: Part 1: The 10 Types of Narcissists, Causes & Warning SignsPart 2: Narcissistic Coping MechanismsPart 3: The 4 Phases of …
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Being rejected by a child sucks…and that’s putting it pretty lightly! It is devastating…but the truth of the matter is that the resulting trauma typically starts long before our children emotionally cut-off from us. In my case, I was diagnosed with clinical depression and suffered from irrational thinking when not on medication. I even almost lost my engineering job as …
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I notice a common theme among the parents that I work with…they are suffering from the trauma of being rejected by a child, and they are adamant about their child seeing a therapist. I don’t disagree that therapy may help their child. However, one of the biggest mistakes I see these parents make is trusting the therapist is qualified to …
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Splitting is prevalent among people with personality disorders, such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). It can be simply defined as “all-or-nothing” thinking. They view the world from two perspectives…”all good” or “all bad”. Everything is perceived as “black” or “white” with no room for shades of grey. Relationships with those that split are rocky at best, and tend to be …
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Rock Thomas is captivating in this video and delivers such a powerful message…“The words that follow ‘I am’ follow you.” Is how you define yourself hindering you from reuniting with your kids? “Parental alienation” is nothing short of a horrific form of domestic abuse. It’s often subtle (at least to start), and it weaves its insidious tendrils throughout a family …
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