Coping With Narcissistic Abuse Whilst Being A Special Needs Parent
Trauma & Narcissism Redefined
Caroline Strawson
4.8 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we are joined by Andrea Humeniuk, a narcissistic abuse specialist who helps women recover and thrive after narcissistic trauma and domestic abuse. Andrea shares her own story of dealing with narcissistic abuse and being the parent of a special needs child. She offers guidance and support to other women who have experienced similar trauma, helping them build resilience and find a life they never thought was possible. I hope my discussion with Andrea helps you on your own journey to recovery.
A glimpse into what you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why you can’t blame yourself for the behaviour of a narcissist
- The challenges and joys of raising a special needs child and what you can do to make parenting rewarding for both you and your child.
- How to feel like you have a sense of worth in this world after suffering narcissistic abuse
Andrea also emphasizes the importance of trusting your intuition and not blaming yourself for the actions of others, especially narcissists. Additionally, she discusses the struggles parents of special needs children often face and offers advice for those in similar situations. I strongly suggest connecting with Andrea if you are currently dealing with narcissistic abuse, trying to recover from trauma, or are on the journey of raising a child with special needs.
Connect with Andrea:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://mamashealingtraumas.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamashealingtraumas/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamashealingtraumas
Resources:
- Become an Accredited Narcissistic Trauma Informed Coach: https://go.carolinestrawson.com/NTICC3
- Join my FREE Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse
- Access my low-cost Narcissistic Trauma Recovery Programme https://go.carolinestrawson.com/heal-the-trauma-of-narcissistic-abuse
- Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinestrawson/
- Find me on TikTok!: https://www.tiktok.com/@carolinestrawson
- My website: https://www.carolinestrawson.com/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the narcissistic trauma recovery podcast. I'm Caroline Strawson and I'll be sharing with you |
| 0:09.6 | awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse to help you thrive. |
| 0:16.5 | I want you to know that I've been exactly where you are and I believe you. |
| 0:21.4 | And this show is all about taking you from trauma to transformation. |
| 0:27.6 | Hi, my friends, massive welcome to the narcissistic trauma recovery podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | This one is for you if you have experienced narcissistic abuse and you have a special needs child |
| 0:40.4 | or children. Because today I have the absolute pleasure of interviewing Andrea Elizabeth. |
| 0:48.7 | Now, Andrea is a narcissistic abuse specialist who helps women recover and thrive after narcissistic trauma and domestic |
| 0:55.9 | abuse. Now, she uses an incredible combination of things like brain spotting, somatic belief |
| 1:02.2 | reprogramming, hypnotherapy, positive psychology, and really helps guide women through narcissistic |
| 1:08.3 | trauma recovery, post-traumatic growth into the lives that they |
| 1:11.7 | never, never knew possible. And Andrea is just, I've been working with Andrea for a while now. |
| 1:17.5 | She's been part of my mastermind. And the work she does is so important because she's also an |
| 1:24.8 | advocate for families experiencing disability. So she works with parents of |
| 1:30.6 | children with special needs to help them understand and overcome trauma experienced during parenting. |
| 1:38.5 | And she supports parents to build resiliency, to ongoing traumas that they might face, |
| 1:43.7 | whether that just be simply as |
| 1:45.7 | that special needs parent, but also factoring in another layer of narcissistic abuse too, |
| 1:53.3 | which, you know, as I know, as I know you'll realize it's my listeners that that in itself is trauma. But add in also, |
| 2:04.1 | think about how you would feel if you were not only realizing that you were in a narcissistic |
| 2:09.9 | relationship and experiencing that abuse, but also the types of emotions that having a special |
| 2:16.4 | needs child can carry. So I'm absolutely thrilled |
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