Ep.66 Mental Wellness: Coping Skills for Managing Anxiety When Leaving a Narcissist in Midlife
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This may be MJ’s favorite episode! Join MJ as she talks with a remarkable woman who shares her journey of leaving a manipulative and narcissistic spouse. Despite her successful career in tech and multiple talents, she faced a struggle at home that challenged her self-worth and independence. Through her story, the podcast delves into the nature of narcissistic behavior, the impact it has on relationships, and the difficult path towards recognizing, leaving, and healing from such a toxic dynamic. This amazing woman highlights the importance of self-awareness, the role of therapy and external support, and understanding social and relational intelligence in order to free yourself from unhealthy relationships. Her experience and insights delve into recognizing one’s self-worth, the challenges of leaving a narcissist, what to be aware of to avoid entering such a relationship.
Why Is It Always About You: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=why+is+it+always+about+you&crid=2Y9S
Too Good To Leave Too Bad To Stay: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=too+good+to+leave+too+bad+to+stay&crid=3BLM6DLXA2T
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.
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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.
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