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29 | Why Healing After Abuse Takes Longer Than You Think
How long should healing take after narcissistic abuse? What if you're still thinking about it years later?
If you've ever caught yourself thinking, "I should be over this by now," this episode is for you.
One of the biggest traps survivors fall into isn't staying stuck. It's believing they shouldn't still be affected by what happened. Society expects you to move on, stop talking about it, and become the "better" version of yourself on someone else's timeline. But recovering from emotional abuse isn't the same as getting over a normal breakup.
In this episode, I explore why that quiet pressure…
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