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Podcast: Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness
Episode: How to Manage a Toxic Parent - Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites Podcast
Description: If you have a tough relationship with a parent, you’re not alone. Many people struggle through adulthood because they’re still dealing with the same toxic person who raised them.
Feelings of resentment and guilt are opposite ends of the emotional teeter-totter, and avoidance is practiced a lot.
When you have to deal with that toxic parent, getting stuck in the emotional drama, often to the point of spiraling, can happen. That’s normal. Not optimal, but normal. Call it trauma response or PTSD or just fed up with a narcissistic personality. Spending a lifeti...