You Need to Be the Villain in Your Toxic Parent's Story in Order to Take Back Control of Your Life and Heal

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

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Being the adult child of a parent with borderline or narcissistic personality disorder often means confronting the painful reality of being cast as the "villain" in their story. That s*cks, but learning to sit with this discomfort can help you take back control over your own life and finally prioritize your needs over their expectations.

In this episode, we’ll unpack the dynamics that keep you stuck in this role and offer actionable insights to help you step into your villain role:

How conditional love shapes self-worth
The exhausting cycle of chasing validation and approval
Recognizing the impact of gaslighting in parent-child relationships
Breaking free from black-and-white thinking patterns
Understanding the emotional cost of manipulation
Why embracing the “villain” role can be freeing
Building a support system outside of toxic family dynamics
Reclaiming your identity with self-acceptance and healing
Letting go of the need to rewrite their version of your story

This episode will give you tools to move forward with clarity and confidence. I'm rooting for you!

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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.
Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy. If you are in mental health crisis, please contact the Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.
You're Not Crazy is a podcast owned and produced by Torie Wiksell and Confident Boundaries, LLC.

Chapters

1. You Need to Be the Villain in Your Toxic Parent's Story in Order to Take Back Control of Your Life and Heal (00:00:00)

2. Navigating Relationships With Borderline Personality Parents (00:00:14)

3. Embracing the Villain Role (00:10:41)

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