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Caretaking: A Covert Form of Narcissism

Caretaking is NOT the opposite of narcissism! I used to think that caretaking was the opposite of narcissism. I thought that narcissists were people who demanded that others give themselves up to care-take the narcissist. I thought that caretakers were people who were programmed to take care of others instead of themselves. I thought that...

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Stop Fighting, Start Loving with Inner Bonding®

If you are in conflict with your partner, then it is likely one of you is a taker and the other is a caretaker, neither loving yourself enough to share love with your partner. Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is a best-selling author of 8 books, relationship expert, and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® process –...

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Core Sadness vs. Wounded Sadness

Discover the vast difference between core sadness and wounded sadness, and what causes each.

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