Today I'm going to try to convince you that embracing stress is the secret to your long term peace and happiness. Discover how the cycle of avoidance, driven by the fear of upsetting a parent with borderline or narcissistic personality disorder, might be keeping you stuck in a loop of burnout and resentment.

By shifting your mindset and recognizing this pattern, you can start prioritizing long-term peace over fleeting comfort. This episode promises to guide you through practical strategies that help maintain your boundaries and manage stress, especially during the challenging holiday season.

Also, I've opened up a handful of coaching spots to help you navigate tricky moments with your BPD/NPD parent this season. Click here to learn more about working together and grab one of the spots before they're all gone!

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I'll be dropping a second podcast episode on either Tuesday or Wednesday this week!

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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 with BPD. 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.

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Support the show

Join me in the You're Not Crazy Patreon Community:
https://www.confidentboundaries.com/community

Download my guide, Surviving the Holidays with a Difficult Parent:
https://www.confidentboundaries.com/surviving-the-holidays-with-a-difficult-parent

Grab a copy of my FREE guide, 5 Quick Tips for Managing Intense Moments with a BPD or NPD Parent:
https://confidentboundaries.myflodesk.com/5tips

Follow me on Instagram:
instagram.com/toriewiksell

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 with BPD. 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.

In today's episode, I discuss whether you should set boundaries or go no contact with a parent who has unmanaged borderline or narcissistic personality disorder. We'll explore the emotional exhaustion that often leads to the choice of going no contact and the societal pressures that can make you doubt this decision.

Full disclosure- the audio on this episode is not great quality. I ambitiously attempted to do a video recording to post to YouTube and my editing skills are not at that level! Thank you for bearing with me this week. Next week we'll go back to our regular, audio-only episodes with better sound quality!

But, until then, if you want to watch the video of this episode, you can do so here >>>> https://youtu.be/eBi7Afhzl3w

Support the show

Join me in the You're Not Crazy Patreon Community:
https://www.confidentboundaries.com/community

Download my guide, Surviving the Holidays with a Difficult Parent:
https://www.confidentboundaries.com/surviving-the-holidays-with-a-difficult-parent

Grab a copy of my FREE guide, 5 Quick Tips for Managing Intense Moments with a BPD or NPD Parent:
https://confidentboundaries.myflodesk.com/5tips

Follow me on Instagram:
instagram.com/toriewiksell

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 with BPD. 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.