Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship

Margalis Fjelstad, PhD, LMFT, works with clients who are in relationship to someone who has borderline or narcissistic personality disorder, and she facilitates groups on Caretaker recovery. She has previously been an Adjunct Faculty member at Regis University in Colorado Springs and at California State University in Sacramento. She is the author of the hugely popular Rowman & Littlefield title Stop Caretaking the Borderline or Narcissist.

• Part I: The Narcissist and the Caretaker1: It’s All About THEM—Narcissists 2: What About YOU? 3: Why Relationships with Narcissists Always Crash Part II: How Could This Be Over?4: The End Game 5: What Just Happened? 6: Coping with the End 7: Letting Go Part 4: Healing After the Crash8: Grieving 9: Healing Self-Esteem 10: Rebuilding Self-Confidence11: Loving your SELFPart 5: Empowerment12: Developing Inner Strength13: Self-Protection14: Becoming IndependentPart 6: Transform Your Life into Your Dream15: Forgiveness16: Coming Home to Yourself17: Finding Others to Love18: Living Your Intention

Must-read for anyone struggling with the ending of a relationship with a narcissist. Dr. Fjelstad clearly and powerfully lays out what you need to do for yourself to heal from the ravages of a relationship with a narcissist. I love her straight-forward way of describing the narcissist, as well as her direct, no-nonsense way of describing the caretaker - the enabler of the narcissist. If you want to heal from the end of your relationships with a narcissist, as well as not repeat your same patterns in your next relationship, this book is for you.