“From what I’ve seen and what I’ve just learned along the way from all the classes and certifications that I’ve done, is the core wounds within us are not good enough, unworthiness, shame. Typically, in my own experience and in the experience of all of my clients, women that have grown up in families where they were neglected; where there was addiction, alcoholism, drug use; where there was a narcissistic parent; where there were manipulative parents; where there was some type of abuse, whether it be emotional abuse or sexual abuse. Those seem to be big factors in us seeking validation in somebody else and ultimately finding a narcissist in our lives.”