Divorce

Any questions or queries about divorce, the process (will differ according to country), how to deal with it when its amicable, how to deal with it when its not and how to be very very careful when its abusive and dealing with a narcissist.

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The narcissistic partner

by Isobel Richard In this time of uncertainty and isolation those that are still living with a narcissist or violent person please be careful and keep any emergency numbers close by.  Even if you rather have go and stay with a family member, you might be better off. I am now four years divorced from […]

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Parental alienation and Toxic parenting

The Narcissist and Parental Alienation of young adult children.

by Isobel E. Richard This is my story some of you might see some similarities to your own story.l Each and every targeted parent has their own stories dealing with the other parent who has fully entrenched, brainwashed and alienated our children from us.  My children are now just 18 and the eldest about to […]

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Best illustration of an alienators actions

To best illustrate how an alienator and narcissist thinks and acts I am linking to some prose by Karen Woodall  She is a Trans-generational Family Therapist working with families affected by Parental Alienation. Link to her website here. I am linking to a piece she wrote called “ I am the alienator” Other articles from […]

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Parental Alienation IS Psychological abuse

The more parental alienation is exposed and all the role players that enable this trauma to understand that this is a genuine phenomenon that needs to be addressed. The better for our children and the trauma endured by targeted parents and a society who does not understand. I am therefore linking to an  article by […]

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Things Alienated parents should try not to do.

The mistakes alienated parents do is from two articles written by Dr Richard A Warshak. The link to the  articles can be seen below. Mistakes Alienated Parents Make: 1. Losing Your Temper Mistakes Alienated Parents Make: 2. Counter-rejection I would recommend reading Dr Warshak’s book ; Divorce Poison as soon as you realize Parental Alienation […]

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Divorcing with dignity

By Isobel E. Richard A divorce is listed as one of the top stressors in any persons life. So it goes without saying that getting a divorce is not just a walk in the park. You have to understand getting a divorce is like having someone close to you die. It might not be a […]

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Exiting a toxic relationship

by Isobel Richard How do you know you are in a toxic relationship? You just do, but the following signs may give you a good indication: Controlling Causes you to doubt yourself constantly Overly critical Isolate and alienate you from your friends and family No empathy or compassion This is a one sided relationship with […]

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Erased families

By Isobel Richard As I write this today, I am an erased mom. I have a 19 year old daughter who has been erased from my life and a 17 year old daughter who is also almost completely erased from my life. Everyone that knows what this is like understands. The rest don’t even know […]

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Emotional Abuse

by Isobel E.Richard I was in a relationship with my covert narcissistic ex husband for 5 years before we were married. He treated me like a princess at first, put me on a pedestal and of course I thought the world of him. It lasted only until we were married, although there were obviously small […]

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Domestic violence – silent victims

by Isobel E. Richard There are women (and men) out there who are victims to individuals who are narcissistic or have some other similar disorder who torture their partners with emotional, verbal, financial and “clever” physical abuse. These manipulative individuals make their spouses lives miserable beyond measure by keeping them emotionally on a tightrope. I […]

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