Living with a Narcissistic Parent - Tina Fuller, Author of "It's My Turn"

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Author Tina Fuller joins Tony to talk about her book "It's My Turn" https://amzn.to/2ImIMtk which details her experiences in growing up with a narcissistic mother. The interview covers personality disorders, signs of narcissism, and the negative effects of growing up the child of a narcissistic parent. Tina also shares how to heal from the issues that arise from being raised by a narcissist. Tina can be contacted through her website www.narcissism-answers.com/ Tina also runs a very robust Facebook group with over 55,000 followers called Narcissistic Parent Answers https://www.facebook.com/Narcissistic-Parent-Answers-140962406067146/ - Tony's new best selling book "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" is now available on Kindle. https://amzn.to/38mauBo - Tony Overbay, is the co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" now available on Amazon https://amzn.to/33fk0U4. The book debuted in the number 1 spot in the Sexual Health Recovery category and remains there as the time of this record. The book has received numerous positive reviews from professionals in the mental health and recovery fields. - The book tackles tough questions with answers from both the expert and the addict's point of view. Tony, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and creator of The Path Back, an online pornography addiction recovery program that has helped hundreds of people overcome turning to pornography and other compulsive sexual behaviors as a coping mechanism, and Joshua Shea, former addict, and author of the book “The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About” read their respective answers to questions such as "Finding out he's addicted to porn has turned me off to sex completely, what should I do?" And "How much do we tell the kids?" And "Does this mean that God is mad at me, or doesn't love me?" - Reviews include: "This is the most helpful book for porn addicts and the people who (still) love them. One of the most courageous and timely books to help with a widespread and almost never talked about epidemic that is ruining marriages, careers, and lives. It will give hope to millions of people who are addicted to pornography. -- Mark Goulston, MD, FAPA, Author of Just Listen Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone. - You can learn more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com And visit http://tonyoverbay.com and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts. - The Virtual Couch is sponsored by http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch Betterhelp.com is the world's leading provider of online therapy. Their mission is to make professional counseling accessible, affordable, and convenient, so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help, anytime, anywhere. Head to http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch for 10% off your first month of services.

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0:00.0	Hey, coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch.
0:03.8	It's a special bonus episode, an oldie but a goodie.
0:06.2	Way back from 2017.
0:08.5	It's my interview with Tina Fuller.
0:10.5	Tina is the author of the book, It's My Turn, How to Gain Freedom from a Manipulating
0:14.3	and Self-Ccentered Parent.
0:15.5	So we're going to talk a lot today about what her experience was like growing up with a narcissistic mom. She also has an incredibly
0:20.9	large following with a Facebook group of over 50,000 people called narcissistic parent answers.
0:26.4	So you kind of get a feel for what we're going to be talking about today. But there's going to
0:29.5	be that and plenty more coming up on today's episode of The Virtual Couch. Okay, more email feedback before we get to the show. And this one is so good. This one is my favorite. I know we're not supposed to have favorites. Each and every email is very important to me, just like all of my kids. But you're going to like this one a lot. It says Tony, and I did get permission from the author of this email.
0:57.5	Tony, therapy is like a bathroom in the middle of a long run.
1:00.3	They already have me right there.
1:01.3	I've got plenty of stories about bathrooms in the middle of a long run.
1:04.1	But the person goes on to say, just wait to let you know you're making a difference in my life. My wife first introduced me to your podcast a year or so during a rough period of time for both of us.
1:13.3	Discussing your episodes is broken the ice for so much needed conversations between us,
1:17.2	which I'm so grateful for. I really am.
1:19.0	Back to the email.
1:20.3	That alone has been amazing.
1:21.6	I'm using BetterHelp, thanks to you.
1:23.5	I live in a small tent.
1:24.4	Let me just say that would be betterhelp.com slash virtual couch. Please, please go there. If you're going to take a look at betterhelp.com, please go to betterhelp.com
1:31.5	slash virtual couch. It really helps the podcast. But he says, I'm using better help thanks to you.
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