Recently, a friend shared an observation that the person who cares the least has the most power in a relationship. While I agree that this is true, I also thought to myself, “Yes, but what a lousy relationship.” An exquisitely painful relationship for the one who cares the most. And an ego power trip for […]

Actually, the personality disordered are Boring AF. This video is based on the article, Why Are Narcissists and Borderlines More Exciting Than Healthy Women and Men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_IV3bSaznM Counseling, Consulting and Coaching with Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD helps individuals work through their relationship and codependency issues via telephone or Skype. […]

Boundary is a frequently used self-help genre term. Just because it’s routinely used doesn’t mean it’s well-understood. Some people believe a boundary is something used to control others. It isn’t. Some people think having boundaries will magically change a personality disordered individual’s personality. It won’t. For example, many clients mistakenly believe creating boundaries (after not […]