Codependency and Narcissistic Parents: A Toxic Cycle

What happens when the very people who are supposed to love, nurture, and protect you are also the source of your deepest emotional wounds?

In this powerful episode, Lisa A. Romano, Certified Breakthrough Life Coach and trauma-informed expert in codependency recovery, explores the devastating impact of narcissistic parenting and how it lays the foundation for lifelong codependency.

Children of narcissistic parents are often emotionally neglected, manipulated, and made to feel responsible for the moods, needs, and approval of their caregivers. This can set the stage for an adult life of self-abandonment, low self-worth, and an unhealthy need for validation.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

🔹 The key traits of narcissistic parents:
— Grandiosity, lack of empathy, control, and chronic invalidation

🔹 The emotional toll on children:
— Feelings of never being good enough
— Suppressed emotional needs
— Growing up believing love must be earned through performance

🔹 How this creates the perfect storm for codependency:
— Emotional enmeshment and learned helplessness
— A compulsion to please, fix, or rescue others
— Difficulty identifying one’s own needs or setting boundaries

🔹 Why this toxic cycle is hard to break without trauma-informed support

This episode is for you if:

✔️ You grew up with a narcissistic, controlling, or emotionally unavailable parent
✔️ You constantly feel responsible for others’ emotions
✔️ You struggle to say “no” or prioritize your own needs
✔️ You’re tired of repeating painful patterns in your adult relationships

Resources Mentioned:
🌱 Begin your recovery journey with Lisa’s 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program
👉 https://www.lisaaromano.com/12-wbcp

📚 Learn more about how childhood trauma shapes adult codependency
👉 YouTube Channel – Lisa A. Romano

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