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A little about me...I'm a licensed psychotherapist who believes in walking my talk. Relationship recovery takes courage. I've been in my own codependency recovery for 33 + years and much of what I share comes from my own lessons. I love creating courses and ebooks for healing relationships and teaching practical relationship skills which you can find on my website www.counselingrecovery.com.
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Relationships That Work with Michelle Farris
💭 When do you know it’s time to let go of someone you love?
Sometimes letting go doesn’t begin with walking away.
Sometimes it begins with asking yourself some difficult questions:
❤️ Do they genuinely care about your feelings?
🤝 Is there healthy give and take in the relationship?
🌱 Are they willing to acknowledge their part when they hurt you?
And if the answers are mostly “no,” what then?
Letting go is rarely a single decision. It can be a process of emotionally detaching, grieving what you hoped the relationship would be, creating more of your own life, and slowly bringing your focus back to yourself.
I talked more about this in my latest video, including how you can begin letting go one day at a time, even if you're not ready to end the relationship yet.
🎥 Watch the full video and ask yourself: What do I need to do to take care of myself today?
💬 I’d love to hear from you: What do you think is the hardest part about letting go of someone you love?
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Why do codependents feel responsible for a narcissist's mood?
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What to do when someone pushes back on your boundary?
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Relationships That Work with Michelle Farris
That is not too much to want. And it is absolutely available to you.
If you've spent years making yourself smaller to keep the peace, I want you to know that is not what love is supposed to require. Your needs matter too. Not after everyone else's. As part of the equation from the beginning.
And that's exactly what I want for you.
Say me too if this resonates. My Beyond Codependency course is linked in the description.
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#codependency #selfworth #boundaries #emotionalhealing #mentalhealthmatters
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You stayed because of how powerfully that cycle works on the nervous system. Not because you were weak. Not because you didn't know better.
Compassion for why you stayed is what makes real healing possible. Because shame keeps you stuck. Understanding moves you forward.
Say me too if this resonates. My Beyond Codependency course is linked in the description.
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#narcissisticrelationship #codependency #traumabond #emotionalhealing
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What is the most important thing to check when you feel yourself spiraling?
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Have you ever set a boundary, only to have the other person push back until you gave in?
Maybe they get defensive, make you feel guilty, or keep pushing until you start questioning yourself.
Setting a boundary doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. The important part is knowing how to stand by it without giving in just to keep the peace.
🎥 I talked about this in my new video.
Have you ever given in on a boundary just to avoid conflict? 💬
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You are not too sensitive. Your feelings are real and they matter.
When a narcissist can't tolerate your emotions, that is their limitation. Not yours. But when it happens over and over, you start to believe the problem is you. And that's exactly what I don't want for you.
Say me too if this resonates. My free codependency guide is linked in the description.
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#covertnarcissism #codependency #gaslighting #emotionalhealing #mentalhealthmatters
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When is the best time to manage anger?
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Relationships That Work with Michelle Farris
When someone is in a bad mood, the instinct in codependency is to fix it. To say the right thing. To smooth it over.
But with a covert narcissist, that just signals that their emotional state is your responsibility. And they will use that against you every time.
Their mood is not your emergency. And I don't want that for you.
Say me too if this resonates. My Beyond Codependency course is linked in the description.
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#covertnarcissism #codependency #boundaries #emotionalhealing #mentalhealthmatters
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