For me, the movie is not about suburban motherhood. It’s just about motherhood, and the madness it can manifest.

THIS is the nuance I’ve been looking for in learning about narcissism. Because in my experience, narcissists CAN be vulnerable &...

Once you figure out what soothes your kid, it works 60% of the time, every time.

I haven’t let my mom be alone with my kids in over 3 months. Before that, it had been almost a year for the same reason: her manipulation...

It’s a terrifying thing to realize you’re the child of covert narcissists. That neither of your parents knows how to truly love another...

What’s the worst piece of advice you got as a new mom? Mine was when a lactation consultant told me, “Technically, every time the baby...

The number of people with no interest in seeing anything outside what affects/affected them personally is in direct proportion to how broken

I’m starting to think Mother Nature gave women PMS to show us how sacred our anger is. It can’t be a coincidence that it’s connected to our

Growing up—& even in college—I never understood why mean popular people thought I was weird. But now I’m pretty sure mean popular people are

With (covert) narcissists , the obtuseness—the constant “misunderstanding”—is the weapon. It’s how they undermine your confidence in

Perhaps I started out writing a world to rival the one foisted upon me by covert narcissistic parents, but the project has expanded in its

Something I’m working on as a woman with anxiety and late-diagnosed ADHD exacerbated by complex trauma is integrating my hyper-confident...

I’m 16, sitting in a diner across from my angry father, crying into my scrambled eggs as I try to explain

OMG WeAreTeachers no no no. As a former teacher and current “gentle” parent, I can tell you right now this ain’t it. So can Dr. Becky at...

One reason I know I have ADHD and not “just anxiety” is my hyper-creativity. Ever since I was little I’ve needed to make: cookie recipes...

I am the granddaughter of alcoholics, workaholics, schizophrenics, and religious zealots. Yes, I’m a mess, but I’m working through it....

Today I made the mistake (for the 1,597th time) of being emotionally vulnerable with my dad. For some reason, my silly little heart keeps...

Sometimes I get angry with the Dalai Lama-- ironic, I know-- who says that "anger is not helpful," is "no use in solving problems." As a...

The term “gentle parenting” is misleading. It sounds so…calm. Perhaps it feels that way to some parents. But for many of us, I suspect,...

Ingrid Jacques, writing for USA Today, would like to talk about people–namely Dr. Anthony Fauci–being “wildly irresponsible” in...