You're Not Doomed: Escaping a Pattern of Dysfunctional Relationships

You're Not Crazy: A Podcast for Cycle Breakers with Toxic Parents

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Big news! The Confident Boundaries App is officially live—now available for free on iPhone and Android. Inside, you’ll get instant access to a curated starter bundle of some of my favorite episodes and articles to support your healing from family dysfunction.

In today’s episode, we’re digging into a question I hear often from adult children of narcissistic parents or those with unmanaged BPD:
“Why do I keep ending up in toxic relationships?”

When you grow up with emotionally immature or abusive parents, you're taught to dismiss your gut, minimize your needs, and tolerate mistreatment. That pattern doesn’t magically disappear in adulthood.

You’re not doomed to repeat these patterns forever. You can learn healthy love—and it starts with understanding what was never your fault to begin with.

📲 Download the Confident Boundaries app now to start healing with practical tools and community support. And if this episode hit home, tap 5 stars and leave a quick review to help others find the podcast.

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Torie Wiksell is a therapist and coach who specializes in working with the adult children of parents with borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. Torie brings a unique perspective having spent years working with clients with personality disorders and growing up with a mother she suspects had NPD with BPD traits. Torie provides online therapy to clients located in WA, OR, and CA, and online coaching internationally.
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Chapters

1. Introducing the Confident Boundaries App (00:00:00)

2. Toxic Parents and Dysfunctional Relationships (00:04:39)

3. The Cycle of Abuse and Love Bombing (00:07:46)

4. Breaking Mental Prisons and Codependency (00:10:40)

5. Hope for Healing and Moving Forward (00:13:19)

32 episodes

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