The Messy Middle Podcast

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39 | When You Don't Recognize Yourself Anymore

39 | When You Don't Recognize Yourself Anymore17 sept.42 min

“I don’t know who I am anymore.” It’s something I hear from women all the time after leaving a relationship - especially after years of narcissistic abuse, emotional control, or simply living in a relationship where they became very good at adapting themselves around someone else. And while I understand why we want to say, “You’ll find yourself again,” I’m not actually sure the goal is to get the old you back. Because which version of you are we talking about? The woman you were before him? B...