Growing up with a parent with unmanaged borderline personality disorder or strong narcissistic traits means growing up in chaos. Gaslighting makes you question your reality, walking on eggshells keeps your nervous system on high alert, leaving you feeling crazy in a family that insists everything is fine.

In this episode you'll learn:

  • How clarity about what's really happening in your family lets you make intentional decisions instead of throwing things at the wall
  • Why making choices based on what someone else says is right for you replicates the exact dynamic you grew up in
  • The difference between what's actually right for you and what just makes you feel less guilty
  • How replicable skills, not one-size-fits-all rules, build the confidence that quiets self-doubt and self-gaslighting

Ready to go deeper?

Stop Getting Pulled Back Into the Chaos is Torie's self-guided course on how to set and enforce boundaries with a parent who has borderline or narcissistic traits. It covers why your boundaries keep failing, what to do instead, and how to keep going when your parent pushes back.

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