How Cultural Conditioning Suppresses Emotion, Undermines Intimacy, and Perpetuates Psychological Harm Alexithymia: Is this happening in your relationship? The following is a brief section of our transcript of our podcast episode – Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast. Get the full episode here. Host: Lynn Follow our work beyond the podcast: We publish essays and insights on Medium…
The following is a transcript of our podcast episode 100, a milestone podcast. Podcast: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Host: Lynn Nichols Follow our work beyond the podcast: We publish essays and insights on Medium through our Moving Forward with Hope publication, and you can also find additional content and community updates on our Substack. Join us there to go…
Everything is Designed to Secure Male Sexual Access The following is a transcript from the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Podcast: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Host: Lynn Nichols Follow our work beyond the podcast: We publish essays and insights on Medium through our Moving Forward with Hope publication, and you can also find additional content and community updates on…
Do you have ambition? The following is a transcript from the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Podcast: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Host: Lynn Nichols Listen Here Episode 82: Lynn is a heartfelt advocate for personal growth and empowerment, and writes with raw insight on navigating narcissistic abuse, toxic relationships, and sometimes the societal challenges tied to the…
We Move Forward Together With Unbelievable Strength Join our Exclusive Community on Supercast! Hope Without Expectation Follow our work beyond the podcast: We publish essays and insights on Medium through our Moving Forward with Hope publication, and you can also find additional content and community updates on our Substack. Join us there to go deeper, connect with others,…
Review on Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks Bell Hooks: I will give a standing ovation to Bell Hooks who bravely, accurately, boldly, and thoroughly has taken on the challenge to deconstruct the patriarchy from a calm and educational point of view, she did it in 2004, 20 years ago and…
How Alanis Morissette Exposed What Women Really Experience with Men Sympathetic Character – Have you heard? In 1998, one song said what we were all thinking but afraid to say out loud I remember the first time I really heard “Sympathetic Character.” Not just listened to it, but actually heard what Alanis was saying. I was probably…
The Hidden Difference Between Supportive Partnership and Emotional Control When care becomes control? Follow our work beyond the podcast: We publish essays and insights on Medium through our Moving Forward with Hope publication, and you can also find additional content and community updates on our Substack. Join us there to go deeper, connect with others, and support the…
How Emotional and Financial Illiteracy Were Engineered to Keep Women Dependent and Men Disconnected Is it the Perfect Trap? Follow our work beyond the podcast: We publish essays and insights on Medium through our Moving Forward with Hope publication, and you can also find additional content and community updates on our Substack. Join us there…
How a Young Woman from Massachusetts Helped Ignite the Women’s Rights Movement and Inspired Generations Imagine standing in front of a crowd in the 1840s, knowing your very voice was an act of defiance. Lucy Stone did exactly that. When women were told to stay silent, she spoke. When women were taught to obey, she…
How Cultural Scripts Condition Us to Stay Small and How Uncovering the Truth Can Ignite a Soul-Deep Awakening The following is a transcript from the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Podcast: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Host: Lynn Nichols Read the article on Substack and join the Publication Are we teaching silence? Lynn is a heartfelt advocate for personal…
It’s not drama. It’s design. Emotional labor isn’t love—it’s a system The following is taken from our podcast episode published as Episode 91. Transcript for Episode 91. Podcast: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Host: Lynn Nichols Read the article on Medium – and join the Publication Lynn is a heartfelt advocate for personal growth and empowerment, and…
The following is taken from our podcast episode published as Episode 90. Transcript for Episode 90. Podcast: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast Host: Lynn Nichols Lynn is a heartfelt advocate for personal growth and empowerment, and writes with raw insight on navigating narcissistic abuse, toxic relationships, and sometimes the societal challenges tied to the patriarchy. With…
Uncovering the Hidden Code of Male Respect, Emotional Hierarchies, and Why Women Are Often Second in Line The following is from a recent episode of the podcast. The Silent Brotherhood Welcome back to the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast, where we discuss the power structures that shape our relationships, identities, and expectations—often without us even realizing…
From Weaponized Flattery to True Partnership: Why Genuine Respect, Empathy, and Gender Equity Still Challenge the Patriarchal Status Quo If Men Respected Women Welcome back to the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast, where we let you know what you went through and experienced or currently are experiencing is real. I’m Lynn, your host. Today we’re talking…
How the Pick Me mindset stalls ambition, undermines identity, and reinforces systems of control Welcome back to the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast. I’m Lynn, your host. Before we get into today’s topic, I want to take a moment to reference the previous episode. We unpacked the roots of the Pick Me Culture. We explored how…
Unpacking the history, language, and societal pressure that shaped generations of women to believe their worth depends on being wanted. The following is the podcast transcript from the episode Pick Me Culture: Why Women Are Still Expected To Be Chosen Welcome back to the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast. I’m Lynn, your host. Why Women are…
For decades, women have been taught to be grateful for what they’re given — a roof, a ring, a man who “provides.” But that provision often comes with strings. Or ropes.
The financial dependency trap is one of the most powerful tools of control in toxic, dysfunctional, and narcissistic relationships. And it’s wildly effective. When you control the money, you control the options. You control the pace. You control how much food she can purchase at the grocery store. You control her options. You control her world.
Women, you have been lied to.
Before we get into the meat of this article, please be aware that you might spit out your gum, and then stare at the wall for a while after reading this article, because you may be in shock for a bit.
Someone has to say this.
Without further ado, let’s get to it…
Internalized Patriarchy: The Women are AT FAULT, too. Let’s Unpack It Today In our society, where we are deeply entrenched in patriarchal values, it’s not just the men who uphold the systems of power and control — many women, often unknowingly, contribute to the very structures that suppress them. Misogyny, the ingrained prejudice (and hatred) against women,…
Why Is Respect for Women Still So Hard for Some Men? A Real Conversation About Gender, Power, and the Patriarchy Podcast Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Medium Respect for Women We’ve made progress — or at least that’s what we like to think. Women are breaking barriers, leading boardrooms, owning their voices, and showing up in…
8+ Why Men Resist Equality: The Fight to Maintain Power and Control When Equal Rights Feel Like a Threat — Unpacking the Resistance to Women’s Empowerment Medium The struggle for gender equality has made significant strides over the past century, yet resistance to true equality remains a work in progress. A significant portion of this…
Why He Can’t Find the Dishwasher: 8+ How Patriarchy Fuels Men’s Resistance to Housework It’s Not About the Chores — It’s About Control, Conditioning, and the Quiet Power Struggle at Home Medium Resistance to Housework In recent years, the dynamics of household responsibilities have dramatically shifted, leading to evolving expectations around gender roles. Women, who…
How the Patriarchy Has Failed Men: Unpacking the Promises and Consequences From Emotional Repression to Broken Relationships — How the System Built for Men Is Quietly Breaking Them Medium Patriarchy has Failed. For generations, society has operated under a patriarchal framework that promised men a life of privilege and power. A family to call their own, a stable…
Did He Try to Sabotage You? 10 Ways He May Try to Thwart and Undermine Your Independence Podcast Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Medium Sabotage – Did This Happen to You? Relationships—the place where we’re supposed to find partnership, respect, and mutual growth. Yet, for some women, it can feel more like a maze of subtle…