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Ezer Rising: the Story of Woman

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Cherilyn Clough

What if Your Family Doesn’t Want You to Tell Your Story?

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A Flying Monkey by Any Other Name is Still a Frickin’ Flying Monkey

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Journey From the Cave

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Why You Can’t Let the Narcissist Shut You Up

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Don’t Let the Narcissist Accuse You of Living in the Past

June 3, 2018June 3, 2018 Cherilyn Clough

God as Our Mother

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If My Wounds Were Visible

May 18, 2018May 26, 2018 Cherilyn Clough

Narcissistic Feed

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Cherilyn Clough

Remembering the Good, Even When it’s Bad

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 Cherilyn Clough

Narcissistic Mothers vs. Loving Mothers

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Cherilyn Christen Clough is the founder of Little Red Survivor, an online support community for Survivors of Narcissistic and Religious Abuse. She wholeheartedly believes no matter what happened to us in the past, we can find our healing in the present.

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Hey Friends! It’s a busy month as I prepare my memoir for publication. I hope you are living good stories! The stories we’ve lived all have meaning, but the best part of life is making new stories—the kind of stories we want to live! “Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.” - Melody Beattie #littleredsurvivor #story #memoir #memoirwriting #speakthetruthevenifyourvoiceshakes #speakthetruth #yourstorymatters

Hi Friends! It’s Freedom Friday! It’s also Mother’s Day weekend here in the states and one of the most difficult times of the year for people dealing with narcissistic abuse. In her recent interview with Oprah, Tara Westover, author of the memoir Educated, spoke about her mother’s lack of support: “How can I believe that I’m good person when my mother doesn’t think that I’m a good person?” -Tara Westover When it comes to celebrating Mother’s Day, some people feel damned if they do and damned if they don’t. That’s because dealing with Narcissism is like coping after an emotional bomb has gone off in the family. People who would normally care about each other won’t speak to each other as the result of the narc’s lies and scapegoating. Some mothers are manipulative and demeaning, leaving their kids to feel guilty for not celebrating them, yet feeling sick if they do. It’s not fun to go all out to show love to your mother—only to be slapped in the face with judgment and criticism. Some people know if they don’t show up, their mother will talk about them to everyone else in the family instead of talking to them. The broken bonds between mother and child due to narcissism can also go both ways. There are very loving mothers whose children refuse to speak to them because of the parental alienation set in motion by a narcissistic father. So how to survive the pain of yet another empty holiday weekend? Plan something you like to do ahead of your trigger time. If your family used to do brunch, choose a different activity so you don’t have to see happy families dining out together. Use boundaries when it comes to your time and energy. Don’t be fake—that will only make you feel worse. Remember this is just a day—utilized by commercialism. If you love your mom, you can do things with and for her 365 days a year, if your mom is full of hate, celebrating her one day a year is too much. Peace and Freedom, Friend! You deserve it. It’s your God-given right and not even your mother can take it away from you. #mothersday #narcissisticmothers #narcissisticabuse #littleredsurvivor #freedomfriday #narcissist #narcissism

Made this meme in response to reading Rachel Held Evans a couple years ago. She had a huge influence on my once myopic perspective. #becauseofRHE

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