Dealing with a narcissistic ex after separation can feel like you’re still living under their influence — even though the marriage is over. Many women tell me they’ve left physically, but emotionally they still feel trapped. The truth is, breaking free from a narcissistic ex isn’t about no contact or setting boundaries. It’s about healing the parts of you that were conditioned to keep the peace, seek approval, or doubt your own power. Here are seven reasons your narcissistic

When my marriage ended in 2016 and our marital house had been finally sold, I remember lying on the floor of the shower, with the water coming down on me and asking myself "how did I get here?!" I had asked for the marriage ending and my divorce, but still the loss of it all, when it all came undone landed on me all at once. Everything I’d built my life around, identified with, thought was my forever, had shifted and gone. I knew I didn't need therapy. I didn't have a mental

Many women quietly ask themselves this question. Did menopause end my marriage, or was the real problem my marriage all along? After years of coaching both men and women through this life and hormonal intersection, my answer is simple: This chapter of life shines a light on the emotional quality — or lack of it — that’s always been there. If your marriage didn’t survive menopause, there’s an emotional reason it didn’t. When menopause becomes a mirror Perimenopause brings a sh