You're Not Crazy: A Podcast for the Adult Children of Parents with Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorders

By Torie Wiksell

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Episodes: 28

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Torie Wiksell, is no stranger to talking about toxic parents and dysfunctional family dynamics. As a therapist Torie focuses on supporting the adult children of parents with borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. She also grew up with a mother who had an unmanaged personality disorder and understands the uniquely complicated aspects of these relationships. Torie brings a refreshingly relatable perspective to navigating a complicated relationship with a parent who has BPD or narcissistic traits while instilling hope that things can get better and ensuring her listeners they are not alone. Follow Torie on TikTok: tiktok.com/@cyclebreakertherapist Follow Torie on Instagram: instagram.com/cyclebreakertherapist Learn more about navigating complicated parent relationships and find resources that can help at www.confidentboundaries.com Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy, nor is it a substitute for therapy. If you are in a mental health crisis, please contact the Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. You're Not Crazy is a podcast owned and produced by Torie Wiksell and Confident Boundaries, LLC.


Episode Date
How to Cope With Mother's Day Hangover When You Have a Mom with Borderline or Narcissistic Traits
May 12, 2026
Why "I'll Never Lose My Temper Again" Backfires When You're a Cycle Breaker Raised by a Parent with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder
May 05, 2026
How to Survive Mother's Day When You Have a Mom with Borderline or Narcissistic Traits
Apr 28, 2026
It's Not Just Your Parent. It's Your Whole Family System.
Apr 22, 2026
What It’s Like to Have a Parent with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Apr 14, 2026
Breaking the Cycle Is Complicated: Here’s a Roadmap
Apr 07, 2026
Does Your Parent Mean to Hurt You? Why Intent Doesn’t Matter (and What Actually Does)
Apr 01, 2026
Why You Intellectualize Your Feelings (and Why It’s So Hard to Stop)
Mar 24, 2026
Forgiveness Is Overrated: What Actually Helps You Heal from a Toxic Parent
Mar 17, 2026
The Basic Needs Cycle Breakers Often Ignore (And How This Wrecks Your Mental Health)
Mar 10, 2026
I Could Win a Gold Medal in Overexplaining Myself: Growing Up With a Narcissistic Parent
Mar 03, 2026
The Guilt Trap: How This Tricky Emotion Keeps Cycle Breakers Stuck
Feb 24, 2026
When Parents Say They’re “Walking on Eggshells” Around You: The Truth About Power, Boundaries, and Gaslighting
Feb 17, 2026
When Dysfunction Is “Normal”: Subtle Emotional Abuse in Toxic Families and Why It’s So Damaging
Feb 10, 2026
Why Setting Boundaries With Toxic Parents Is So Hard (And What Most People Get Wrong)
Feb 03, 2026
Why This Feels So Familiar: Toxic Parents, Abuse, and What’s Happening in the U.S.
Jan 27, 2026
Breaking the Cycle Is Messy: Learning How to Be an Emotionally Healthy Adult
Jan 20, 2026
Self-Doubt After Growing Up With a Toxic Parent: Why You Gaslight Yourself and How to Move Forward
Jan 13, 2026
Cycle Breaking in 2026: Diagnoses, Grief, and the Reality of Loving a Toxic Parent
Jan 06, 2026
A Year of Reflection: Boundaries, Burnout, and What I’m Taking Into 2026
Dec 31, 2025
The Holidays Are Hard for Cycle Breakers (and Why You Don’t Need to Do Them Perfectly)
Dec 23, 2025
How Cycle Breakers Can Survive the Holidays With a Toxic Family Without Burning Out
Dec 15, 2025
The Loneliness of Being the Cycle Breaker
Jun 24, 2025
Breaking Cycles Without Breaking Yourself
Jun 17, 2025
What If Protecting Yourself Is the Honest Thing to Do?
Jun 10, 2025
Are You Putting Out Fires or Breaking the Cycle?
May 27, 2025
"But They're Your Parent": Toxic Things People Say to Cycle Breakers
May 13, 2025
Welcome to You're Not Crazy!
Jul 27, 2024