In Sight - Exposing Narcissism

This week our listener struggles to put boundaries in with her father who always acts hurt and wounded when she does. After a lifetime of being depended on emotionally by him, she asks, how can I have healthy boundaries with him? Listen to Katie and Helen look at this difficult situation from all angles and offer their insight into what's going on.  For our bonus show The Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

TW: Covert Sexual Abuse/Shaming of sexuality This week our listener is trying to answer the same question so many of us ask....should I just get over it? Are they right? Kicked out at 19 for being with a same sex partner, our listener describes a childhood full of contol and shaming.  Now as an adult when she tries to put in boundaries around contact, her mother flies off the handle and rages at our listener for trying to do so. Listen to Katie and Helen look at this difficult situation from all angles and offer their insight into what's going on.  For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week Katie and Helen answer our listener's letter asking about what went wrong with her friend. From being 'soulmates' to keeping secrets that wounded her, our listener struggles to separate her responsibility and her friends'. Listen to Katie and Helen look at this difficult situation from all angles and offer their insight into what's going on.  For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.  

This week, Katie and Helen interview Jo Reader and Cat Chappell, two amazing therapists who are experts on and trainers in Fatphobia.  Listen as they discuss how fatphobia exists in society, and how narcissistic parents exploit it to dominate and control their children, and hopefully to help you start challenging some of those narratives yourself.   Find more information and sign up to workshops with Jo and Cat by clicking here. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week our listener has a very difficult decision to make. Should she invite her mother to her wedding to protect her sisters, or should she maintain her 7 years no contact to protect herself?  Listen to Katie and Helen look at this difficult decision from all angles and offer their insight into what's going on.  For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.  

This week our listener asks for help navigating the relationships with her sisters who seem to exclude and belittle her, and aren't sharing her joy for a long tried for pregnancy. Katie and Helen look at what's going on and offer advice and insight in trying to move forward.  For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

Our listener this week is fighting to get away from her narcissitic mother who has been demanding our listener pays for her living expenses. Katie and Helen look at what's been going on since childhood and offer insight on how to escape.    For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

Or is she a narcissist? This week Katie and Helen look at our listener's letter to help understand narcissistic behaviour and traits. Listen in as they give insight into healthy and unhealthy communication and behaviour.  For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

Does their trauma justify their behaviour? This week our listener asks if she should break no contact, due to understanding that her parent's behaviour is driven by trauma.  In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

The listener this week is struggling to know whether to stay in her relationship. Feeling unseen and unheard but so in love with her partner, she can't make sense of what's acceptable or not.  Katie and Helen pick apart what's going on, where it came from and how to move forward.    In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week our listener asks how to help her son, the golden grandchild cope with her choice to go no contact with her mother, his grandmother.  We explore how our listener's mother destroys boundaries over and over again, and how she prioritsed her image above her daughter's safety, and her grandchildren's safety. When things come to a head because the mother sides with our listener's abusive ex husband our listener has no choice but to go no contact with her mother. Feeling certain she's doing the right thing, she's now faced with supporting the grief of her son who misses the 'loving grandma' who adored him, but ignored his siblings. What can she do? In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.  

TW DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE. This week Katie and Helen explore what demands the decision to go no contact? Our listener is trying to decide whether to go no contact with her mother before she tries for a baby after realising her mother has completely supressed her growth and identity, smeared her father, and enmeshed our listener completely.  Now realising how toxic mum has been, our listener is fighting the FOG to find herself and protect her future family, and future self. In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.  

This week we are releasing an episode of The Freudian Slip all about the enabling parent, what it looks like and how to come to terms with the grief of realising that the safe parent perhaps wasn't what they seemed.  In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week we discuss how to make changes that stick, how comparison is the thief of joy, and general observations about the traps we fall into over the New Years expectations and demands we make upon ourselves. We also look at how you can beat January blues and get throught the worst month of the year.   In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week instead of reading a letter, we are looking at how to survive Christmas with toxic families. We talk about meeting your own needs, saying no, and facing the grief of Christmas whether from bereavement or isolation due to the smear campaign.  In Sight is sponsored by Pinch of Nom! Buy their amazing new cookbook Enjoy here now! Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

Is it rude to reject gifts? Is it rude to say 'thanks for thinking of me, but this isn't really to my taste?' Katie and Helen discuss this weeks letter and where the social rules and boundaries allow people to victimise us through gift giving. Our listener this week is asked for expensive gifts but given broken, used and unusable gifts each year. Now, as her small child is being given gifts that are dangerous and age inappropriate, she asks us, am I being rude? Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

Our listener this week was constantly side swiped by news about her absent father's new children, and relied on heavily by her mother to parent her younger siblings. Now as an adult with a life and career of her own, still supporting her youngest sibling we answer the question - How do we live with the grief of estrangement, and how on earth do we build a lasting sense of self-worth and self-esteem. Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week Katie and Helen look at what happens when a scapegoat is forced to comply with the demands of narcissistic family members, running a business they didn't want, being punished for doing it well, and expected to ignore vile treatment from her father, and host Christmas dinner. Join us on facebook! - A private group for support and community Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week Katie and Helen read a letter from a listener who thinks she's a scapegoat, but is she? As ever they offer their insight and advice on how to cope with the situation. Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.

This week Katie and Helen answer a letter describing a therapist who shows complete disregard for the therapeutic boundaries, leading to feelings of confusion, guilt, shame and abandonment from our listener who asks - was my therapist abusive? Katie and Helen discuss the situation and offer ideas on how to move forward, and explain what a healthy therapeutic relationship looks like. To find a qualified therapist please use the following websites: UK: BACP UKCP Ireland: IACP.ie Helen's therapist directory Helen's Amazon Store - for book recommendations and mindful activities We're writing a book!! Sign up here for more information as it comes! We now have Instagram! Click here to follow, and send messages to be read on the show. For the Freudian Slip and to support us please go to our Patreon For Etsy click here. Mugs, Bags, Hoodies all from In Sight! And to submit your own question, please email insightpodcastuk@gmail.com This episode is edited by Sam Atkinson you can contact him here.