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    Can You Spot The Narcissist? Hint: It's Not Who You Think
    Nicole Salter
    • Apr 12
    • 6 min

    Can You Spot The Narcissist? Hint: It's Not Who You Think

    I haven't been writing here for a while because of general busy-ness, anxiety over busy-ness, Netflix interfering with my busy-ness, and...
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    Putin and the Psychology of Evil
    Nicole Salter
    • Mar 14
    • 6 min

    Putin and the Psychology of Evil

    Not many people know this, but I married a Ukrainian. It did not go well, not because he was Ukrainian, but because he was a narcissist...
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    Mental Health vs. Emotional Health
    Nicole Salter
    • Feb 27
    • 5 min

    Mental Health vs. Emotional Health

    We hear so much about mental health, but what about emotional health? Is there even a difference? If you're tired of that ubiquitous...
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    C-PTSD and Social Media: Should We Switch Off?
    Nicole Salter
    • Feb 5
    • 4 min

    C-PTSD and Social Media: Should We Switch Off?

    Social media seems to have gotten spicier than ever. Celebrity scandals are nothing new, but what's in the air now is a bit different:...
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    Effects of Early Trauma...Not Just for Humans Anymore
    Nicole Salter
    • Jan 28
    • 5 min

    Effects of Early Trauma...Not Just for Humans Anymore

    If you start talking about childhood trauma in 2022, there are still people who will tell you to just 'get over it' because 'our parents...
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    The Narcissist is a Tommyknocker Knocking At Your Door
    Nicole Salter
    • Jan 17
    • 5 min

    The Narcissist is a Tommyknocker Knocking At Your Door

    Does anyone remember that old Stephen King book and series, The Tommyknockers? I'm a King fan, and I remember being really creeped out...
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    Grieving Pandemic-Related Losses
    Nicole Salter
    • Jan 16
    • 5 min

    Grieving Pandemic-Related Losses

    A few months ago, I joined an online group for women who wanted to learn skills to process the grief and losses they had experienced in...
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    The Narcissist Can't See You...and They Never Will
    Nicole Salter
    • Jan 8
    • 6 min

    The Narcissist Can't See You...and They Never Will

    Throughout my narcissistically abusive marriage, I spent a lot of time thinking that I must be the problem. After all, I was the one who...
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    Is Joe Biden a Narcissist?
    Nicole Salter
    • Jan 3
    • 3 min

    Is Joe Biden a Narcissist?

    It's already 2022 and, after hearing for years and years about how Donald Trump has been a narcissist all his life - an assessment that's...
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    Goodreads Giveaway On Now
    Nicole Salter
    • Dec 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Goodreads Giveaway On Now

    Merry Christmas!! I love playing Santa, so I'm giving away 100 copies of my book on Goodreads.com. If you've never heard of Goodreads (I...
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    All Narcissists Go to Heaven
    Nicole Salter
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    All Narcissists Go to Heaven

    I think I watch too much Netflix. I don't know if consuming all that content makes me more narcissistic or more codependent, but it's a...
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    Sticks and Stones for the Holidays
    Nicole Salter
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Sticks and Stones for the Holidays

    The holidays are fast approaching. I'm so busy making soap gift baskets, wrapping gifts and writing out cards, I haven't had much time to...
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    Thoughts On Anger
    Nicole Salter
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Thoughts On Anger

    A couple of weeks ago I went to donate blood. It turned out my iron was inexplicably too low. I was advised to eat red meat, oatmeal, and...
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    How to Set Goals You'll Actually Keep
    Nicole Salter
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 6 min

    How to Set Goals You'll Actually Keep

    Today, I wrote down three goals for the next 12 months. For someone who has struggled with codependency/passivity/hopelessness and...
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    Both Things Are True
    Nicole Salter
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    Both Things Are True

    Are you feeling guilty about something? Are you judging yourself and sentencing yourself, once again, to feeling that you're wrong, bad,...
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    5 Ways We Shut Down Our Emotions Without Realizing It...and How to Stop
    Nicole Salter
    • Oct 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    5 Ways We Shut Down Our Emotions Without Realizing It...and How to Stop

    The other day I was listening to a podcast by Dr. Caroline Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist who has dedicated her career to helping...
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    3 Myths About Psychopaths
    Nicole Salter
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    3 Myths About Psychopaths

    Is it me, or are there more and more trending shows about psychopaths lately? Even my counselor, who originally started watching this...
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    The Price of Authenticity
    Nicole Salter
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Price of Authenticity

    Recently I had a bit of an awkward exchange on Facebook Messenger that reminded me why I seldom hang out on social media platforms with...
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    Are Trauma Survivors Less Frightened by Current Events?
    Nicole Salter
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Are Trauma Survivors Less Frightened by Current Events?

    I just heard one of my YouTube heroes, Richard Grannon, say something very interesting. Richard, also known as the Spartan Life Coach,...
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    Confronting Your Family History
    Nicole Salter
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Confronting Your Family History

    "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." Have you heard this quote, or some version of it? Do you believe it is...
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