53 | Why Do I Feel So Guilty for Needing Rest After Narcissistic Abuse?

53 | Why Do I Feel So Guilty for Needing Rest After Narcissistic Abuse?

Do you feel guilty when you know you need rest? Do you worry that slowing down means you are being selfish, disappointing people, or not pleasing God? In this episode, I’m sharing why guilt feels so loud after narcissistic abuse, especially when your healing requires rest. If you’ve been exhausted mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or physically, this conversation will help you understand why rest is not selfish and why guilt does not get to lead you away from what your healing needs. Related Episodes: Ep.24 Boundaries - Why They Matter For Healing After Narcissistic Abuse [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890?i=1000751725448] Ep. 28 3 Boundaries Every Christian Woman Needs When Healing From Narcissistic Abuse Part 1 [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890?i=1000754826998] Ep. 29 3 Boundaries Every Christian Woman Needs When Healing From Narcissistic Abuse Part 2 [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890?i=1000755788156]   Connect With Tekyia💛 → Join Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] → Become An Insider [https://bit.ly/confidenceinsiders] → Book A Self-Trust Breakthrough Call [https://tidycal.com/coachingcall/onehour] Email 📩 → admin@growingthroughpains.com [admin@growingthroughpains.com]   Next Steps: Step 1: Join a supportive community of women who healing from narcissistic abuse in the free Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] Step 2: Share this episode with a woman who needs this truth--you never know who’s quietly struggling  Step 3: Follow the podcast and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890] — it helps other survivors find this podcast when they need it most.

52 | Simple Decisions Feel Hard After Narcissistic Abuse? Here's How To Begin Trusting Yourself Again

Have simple decisions started feeling harder to make after narcissistic abuse? Do you second-guess yourself, replay choices or feel ashamed when a choice you made does not go the way you hoped? In this episode, I’m sharing why decision-making can feel so heavy after narcissistic abuse and why it does not mean you are incapable of making good decisions. If you’ve been struggling with self-doubt, overthinking, or trusting yourself again, this conversation will help you begin understanding what’s happening underneath the fear and why imperfect decisions do not define who you are. Related Episodes: Ep.19 3 Keys To Making Confident Decisions After Narcissistic Abuse Without Overthinking [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890?i=1000747679380] Ep. 20 When "Waiting On God" Keeps You Stuck: How To Make Decisions God Trusts You To Make [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890?i=1000748349749]   Connect With Tekyia💛 → Join Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] → Become An Insider [https://bit.ly/confidenceinsiders] → Book A Self-Trust Breakthrough Call [https://tidycal.com/coachingcall/onehour] Email 📩 → admin@growingthroughpains.com [admin@growingthroughpains.com]   Next Steps: Step 1: Join a supportive community of women who healing from narcissistic abuse in the free Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] Step 2: Share this episode with a woman who needs this truth--you never know who’s quietly struggling  Step 3: Follow the podcast and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890] — it helps other survivors find this podcast when they need it most.

51 | What If the Real You Isn’t Gone? Finding Yourself After Covert Narcissistic Abuse Starts Here

Have you ever looked at your life after covert narcissistic abuse and wondered, “Where did I go?” Do you feel like you’re doing what needs to be done but deep down, you don’t really feel like yourself anymore? Are you trying to rebuild confidence after narcissistic abuse, but it still feels impossible? In this episode, I’m sharing why finding yourself after narcissistic abuse can feel so confusing, especially when gaslighting has trained you to doubt and second-guess everything, including who you are. If you’ve been trying to heal from covert narcissistic abuse and wondering whether the real you is gone, this conversation will help you begin seeing yourself with more compassion. I pray it gives you hope as well. All is not lost. Connect With Tekyia💛 → Join Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] → Become An Insider [https://bit.ly/confidenceinsiders] → Book A Self-Trust Breakthrough Call [https://tidycal.com/coachingcall/onehour] Email 📩 → admin@growingthroughpains.com [admin@growingthroughpains.com]   Next Steps: Step 1: Join a supportive community of women who healing from narcissistic abuse in the free Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] Step 2: Share this episode with a woman who needs this truth--you never know who’s quietly struggling  Step 3: Follow the podcast and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890] — it helps other survivors find this podcast when they need it most.

50 | This Is What Happens When You Stop Second Guessing Yourself After Narcissistic Abuse

Have you ever had a sense of what you were supposed to do — a nudge, a knowing — and just kept pushing it down because you did not trust it? Do you have something sitting inside you that you have been too afraid to step into because someone else's voice convinced you it was pointless? Learning to trust yourself again after covert narcissistic abuse does not always feel dramatic. Sometimes it looks like finally doing the thing you sat on for over a year because someone told you it was pointless. In this episode I share my story of writing and publishing my first book — the inner knowing that was always there, being mocked and discouraged, sitting on it for over a year while that person's voice played on repeat in my head, and the moment I started evaluating those thoughts and realised they were not actually mine. This is what reclaiming your self-worth and discernment looks like in real life. Not a big breakthrough moment — just one step, one act of trusting yourself, and watching what God does with it. Resources Mentioned → Unshackled: Breaking Free From Unforgiveness [https://www.growingthroughpains.com/unshackled]  Connect With Tekyia💛 → Join Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] → Become An Insider [https://bit.ly/confidenceinsiders] → Book A Coaching Call [https://tidycal.com/coachingcall/onehour] Email 📩 → admin@growingthroughpains.com [admin@growingthroughpains.com]   Next Steps: Step 1: Join a supportive community of women who healing from narcissistic abuse in the free Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] Step 2: Share this episode with a woman who needs this truth--you never know who’s quietly struggling  Step 3: Follow the podcast and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890] — it helps other survivors find this podcast when they need it most.

49 | Sick of Asking Yourself Why You Stayed? This Is What Covert Narcissistic Abuse Actually Does

Have you ever felt like something must be wrong with you for staying in a narcissistic relationship as long as you did? Do you find yourself still feeling something for someone you know was hurting you and not understanding why? Have you ever felt judged or judged yourself for going back to a narcissistic relationship after you knew better? If you have been carrying shame about staying in narcissistic abuse, going back, or still feeling something for someone you know was hurting you — this episode is going to speak directly to that. I share my own honest experience and we get into why leaving covert narcissistic abuse is so much harder than it looks from the outside.  Connect With Tekyia💛 → Join Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] → Become An Insider [https://bit.ly/confidenceinsiders] → Book A Coaching Call [https://tidycal.com/coachingcall/onehour] Email 📩 → admin@growingthroughpains.com [admin@growingthroughpains.com]   Next Steps: Step 1: Join a supportive community of women who healing from narcissistic abuse in the free Narcissism Unmasked Community [https://bit.ly/narcissismunmasked] Step 2: Share this episode with a woman who needs this truth--you never know who’s quietly struggling  Step 3: Follow the podcast and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/confidence-after-narcissistic-abuse-covert-narcissist/id1856589890] — it helps other survivors find this podcast when they need it most.