Narcissism, Vulnerability, & You
THIS is the nuance I’ve been looking for in learning about narcissism. Because in my experience, narcissists CAN be vulnerable &...
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Katie Niemczyk
Mar 92 min read
Teaching Kids to Regulate
Once you figure out what soothes your kid, it works 60% of the time, every time.
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Katie Niemczyk
Mar 82 min read
Because Grandma's a Narcissist, Honey
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...
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Katie Niemczyk
Mar 52 min read
Looking Back from 40
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...
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Katie Niemczyk
Mar 31 min read
The Worst Advice: New Mom Edition
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...
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Katie Niemczyk
Mar 21 min read
How to Fix Education: Look Outside Yourself
The number of people with no interest in seeing anything outside what affects/affected them personally is in direct proportion to how broken
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Katie Niemczyk
Feb 292 min read
Your PMS is Sacred
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
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Katie Niemczyk
Feb 281 min read
AuDHD: Neurodivergence, BOGO-style
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
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Katie Niemczyk
Feb 271 min read
No More Explaining to Do
With (covert) narcissists , the obtuseness—the constant “misunderstanding”—is the weapon. It’s how they undermine your confidence in
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Katie Niemczyk
Feb 242 min read
Loneliness & Writing: Meditations on a Novel I've Never Read
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
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Katie Niemczyk
Feb 151 min read
Self-integration with ADHD
Something I’m working on as a woman with anxiety and late-diagnosed ADHD exacerbated by complex trauma is integrating my hyper-confident...
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Katie Niemczyk
Feb 73 min read
Tug of War (a poem)
I’m 16, sitting in a diner across from my angry father, crying into my scrambled eggs as I try to explain
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Katie Niemczyk
Jan 183 min read
Is "Gentle Parenting" Creating Behavior Problems in Schools?
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...
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Katie Niemczyk
Dec 23, 20231 min read
A Tiny ADHD Christmas Wish for You
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...
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Katie Niemczyk
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Curse-Breakers (a poem)
I am the granddaughter of alcoholics, workaholics, schizophrenics, and religious zealots. Yes, I’m a mess, but I’m working through it....
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Katie Niemczyk
Oct 19, 20234 min read
Went to the Hardware Store for Oranges Again, Damn 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...
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Katie Niemczyk
Dec 14, 20222 min read
Anger Belongs to Iranian Mothers
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...
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Katie Niemczyk
Dec 6, 20222 min read
Gentle Parenting
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,...
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Katie Niemczyk
Dec 5, 202211 min read
USA Today writer is shocked by the possibility of more school shutdowns? You’ve got to be kidding me
Ingrid Jacques, writing for USA Today, would like to talk about people–namely Dr. Anthony Fauci–being “wildly irresponsible” in...
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Katie Niemczyk
Dec 5, 20223 min read
2021 School Board Speech
On December 13, 2021, in desperation, I gave a speech to the school board of the district in which I taught for eight years (not...
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