Parenting

If you’re raising a teen right now, you’re probably familiar with the mood swings, shut-downs, attitude shifts, and unpredictable emotional moments. One minute your teen is perfectly fine, and the next they’re overwhelmed, irritated, or retreating behind a closed bedroom door. Parents often ask me, “Why are they acting like this? What do they need from me?” The short answer?Teens express their emotional world through behavior long before they can verbalize what’s happening in

Narcissistic behavior: what it is (and isn’t). By Todd Nall In recent years, the term "narcissist" has surged in popularity, often misused to describe anyone behaving selfishly or insensitively. This may appear to be a boastful point, but I have had a front row seat to the workings and impact of narcissistic family members in my role as a therapist and I can assure anybody reading these words that it is not the fun or glorious part of what I do. True narcissism should be call