As an adult child of a narcissist, I would lay in bed at night thinking about who I might have been had I not spent decades of my life healing over a dozen illnesses and the complex issues associated with being programmed to believe I never get it right and I don’t matter.
Of course, I didn’t know these were the emotional root causes of my illnesses, low self-esteem, and people pleasing tendencies for the longest time.
I was just rolling with the programmed beliefs, beating myself up, putting myself down and manifesting the low expectations of my critical and shaming narcissistic parent – under-earning, under-achieving, and diminishing my talents while never really developing them because I would never ‘get it right’ anyway.
I hear from my sensitive ACON clients (adult children of narcissists) all the time that they deal with the exact same issues. We can’t seem to see ourselves clearly as smart, talented, accomplished, and confident adults who have something important to share with the world. So we stay silent, holding ourselves back so we don’t outshine the narcissistic family members who need us to stay small to feel superior.
The consequences are too great to try.
I hit a wall in therapy after fifteen years of it. I got tired of telling the story over and again to people who didn’t get it. I needed more. I needed a solution that considered all of me – mind, body, and spirit.
I couldn’t quite articulate that until I found transpersonal (spiritual) psychotherapy, energy work, and emotional release techniques that went deep into my subconscious mind and body to change the programming installed by my narcissistic parent.
I got more out of one session of spiritual psychotherapy than from fifteen years of traditional therapy. Don’t get me wrong, therapy was amazing and much needed. It just didn’t get deep enough to provide true and lasting healing.
It’s why I do what I do now.
I don’t think it is never too late to release yourself from the con job your narcissistic parent pulled on you. You can develop your talents and stop the critical self deprecating voice to find the authentic you to become the ICON of your own life – independent, confident, original & naturally YOU.
Fast forward to today – nearly thirty years later and I am genuinely HAPPY with my amazing life. I have accomplished more than I ever imagined possible, realizing dream after dream of helping others heal as a best-selling author, holistic chef who worked with celebrities, a choral singer, a summit host, on faculty with the Shift Network, a travel enthusiast, an auntie and great friend to many, I owe my joyful existence to learning to love and embrace ME as my true self thanks to the incredible Ph.D. program at Delphi University and the many healers I have seen along the way.
I often say that as long as you’re in a body, “The Fun never stops!” There will always be challenges in life, along with the absolute beauty and grace we get to experience too. Embrace it all!!!
I TRULY want the same for you! I really do.
I can show you a spiritual solution to help you get this programming out of your mind and body.
