In The Shadows (S7 Ep.7)
Podcast: Beyond Survival - The Therapy Podcast with Katie McKennaPublished On: Fri Sep 25 2026
Description: The narcissistic parent hands their child a mirror. The child job is to hold it up and reflect back whatever the parent needs to see. Beside it, the parent paints a canvas and says: this is you. Selfish. Difficult. Ungrateful. Cold. Unlovable.None of that was ever you.In this episode, I pull apart what it means to grow up invisible. Behind the mirror and behind that ugly painted canvas, there's a blank one. It isn't blank because there's nothing there. It's blank because you were never allowed to find out.I explore why:You don't know what you actually feel, only what's "allowed"You mistake self-erasure for being "easygoing" or "low-maintenance"You confuse being needed with being lovedYou can't trust what happened until someone else confirms it.You get to exist. Not for anyone else's benefit. For yours.Sign up - Free Masterclass 🎧 The CALM Parent - Podcast ▶️ The CALM Parent - YouTubeBEYOND SURVIVAL - The Therapy Podcast
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