REPLAY 163: Self Care Is A Priority After Narcissistic Abuse

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever taken a moment to reflect on how you treat yourself? It might feel uneasy, as we often treat ourselves worse than we would treat others. Imagine treating someone else the way you treat yourself – it would likely disturb you. But there's a way to improve this. In this episode, I'm discussing the topic of self-care. I admit I neglected self-care after my divorce, but now I've made it a vital part of my life. Because without self-care, true healing becomes difficult.

What you will learn in this episode:

What self care looks like and what you can do to make time for yourself.
How to find time for yourself even if you’re a mother with children or have a hectic work schedule.
A holistic approach to healing to ensure we’re physically, emotionally and psychologically healthy.

I'll talk about my own self-care routine and share tips for incorporating it into your schedule. Whether it's just 5 minutes of solitude or treating yourself occasionally, these small acts can greatly aid in recovering from your past. Let's agree to make a pact – a promise to each other – that we'll prioritize self-care and extend the same kindness to ourselves as we do to our loved ones.

Podcast Resources:

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the narcissistic abused and trauma recovery podcast. I'm Caroline Stawson and I'll be sharing with you, awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse. I've been exactly where you are right now. And this podcast is a beacon of hope
0:23.1	for you to know that you are believed, you are seen, you are heard and you are not alone. And my hope
0:30.9	for listening to the podcast is it will help you move from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth after the trauma of narcissistic abuse
0:40.1	because it is possible. You are enough and you deserve to thrive.
0:48.3	Hi my friends. A massive welcome to the narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast. As always, it's my absolute pleasure
0:56.7	and honour to have you here, again, albeit through these circumstances, but hopefully you know
1:02.6	either by being a first-time listener in which a massive warm welcome to you or a regular listener
1:09.1	where my podcast drop every single Tuesday.
1:12.6	If you are a new listener, I really urge you to go and binge listen to some so that you know
1:17.9	you are not on your own and you are not crazy and it's not your fault.
1:23.0	I particularly just want to say I've had so many people message me about last week's podcast,
1:29.0	all about borderline personality disorder and complex PTSD. And I just want to let you know I'm going to do
1:34.9	more around complex PTSD in the future because I think it's really important that we understand
1:41.1	what is going on within our nervous system, within our body, because so many of us,
1:45.5	we look to just talking therapy to try and heal the trauma of narcissistic abuse. And whilst it's
1:50.4	really good for validating our experiences, it doesn't shift the trauma. The triggers remain.
1:56.9	And whilst we see the narcissist or even when we don't see the narcissist and we think we've
2:01.8	healed, something happens and we feel triggered.
2:04.2	And then we can start down that whole criticism route of ourselves that we've taken 10 steps
2:08.4	backwards.
2:08.9	And that's not the case.
2:10.0	It's just still our nervous system trying to protect us.
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