Episode 13: Criticism, Narcissism, and Boundaries—Dr. Alison Answers Your Questions

The Best of You

Dr. Alison Cook

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

5 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast, I’m answering 3 of your questions! All of these questions relate to dealing with our parents as adults: 1. How do you cope with an internal critical voice that came from a parent? 2. What is the next step after recognizing that my parents were narcissistic? 3. Am I disrespecting my parents when I set boundaries with them? I discuss: —What is an inner critic? —How do we retrain an internal critical voice? —What beliefs do we take in when raised by narcissistic parents? —What is trauma-informed therapy? —God’s heart for healing —Boundaries 101 principles as an adult with your parents Stay tuned for next week’s new series: Psychology Buzzwords Round 2 - Listener’s Choice Edition Find a list of resources for this episode here Sign up to receive Dr. Cook’s weekly email and receive 2 free e-books and a guided prayer reflection at https://www.dralisoncook.com/books/boundaries-for-your-soul Music by Andy Luiten Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.9	Hey, everyone. I'm Dr. Allison, and I'm so glad you're here to discover what brings out the best of you.
1:30.7	This podcast is all about breaking free from painful patterns, mending the past, and discovering our true selves in God.
1:38.4	I can't wait to get started as we learn together how to become the best version of who we are with God's help.
1:47.7	Hey everyone, welcome to today's special Q&A episode. I'm so excited to answer real live questions from you.
1:56.0	Thank you for your patience with me while I figured out the technology. I hope to do more of these. Before we get
2:02.3	started, I have a quick announcement. I'm hosting a new two-part webinar called Five Toxic
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