Narcissism in a Blended Family: Ron Deal
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🗓️ 21 April 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Is narcissism a reality or a label in your blended family? Therapist Ron Deal helps you look deeper and know how to deal.
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| 0:00.6 | If you've been living or in a relationship with somebody with narcissistic |
| 0:04.6 | personality disorder, you're going to walk away with some bruises on your |
| 0:08.6 | hearts. You're going to walk away feeling beat up and hurt. And when you begin |
| 0:15.0 | to really step back and look at that, there were moments where you felt like, |
| 0:18.4 | I must be going crazy. I'm the one who's messed up. I'm and then you step |
| 0:21.6 | back and you realize, no, there was this manipulative environment going on. |
| 0:25.6 | The way they interacted with me and the way they interact currently with |
| 0:29.8 | me makes me feel small or insignificant. And it's always their way. And so yeah, |
| 0:35.6 | this is not me, but it's certainly left a hurt on me. |
| 0:50.8 | Welcome to Family Life today where we want to help you pursue the |
| 0:54.0 | relationships that matter most. I'm Shelby Abbott and your hosts are Dave and |
| 0:58.6 | Ann Wilson. You can find us at familylifetoday.com or on the Family Life app. |
| 1:04.0 | This is Family Life today. |
| 1:20.6 | Well, I say it's a really good day today because you know why I do know why because I'm |
| 1:25.8 | with you because Ron is with us. It's like the Holy Spirit being with us. |
| 1:30.3 | Yeah, we've got Ron deal. What? You're comparing Ron deal to the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:34.2 | Did I just hear that? Anyway, Ron deal. Welcome to Family Life today. |
| 1:38.6 | Oh, thank you very much. Always good to be with you guys. And no, I am not the Holy |
| 1:42.8 | Spirit. That's quite a compliment. But let's not go there. |
| 1:45.8 | Let's just ask Nan. That's all we'd have to do is ask Ron's wife. Anyway, |
| 1:49.3 | a quick response. As many of you know, Ron's the director of our Family Life |
| 1:53.8 | Blended and it's always a joy to have you know with us not only because you give a |
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