by Katrina Murphy | Jan 25, 2023 | BALANCE, HAPPINESS, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-HELP, SELF-IMPROVEMENT, THE JOURNEY
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a rapidly growing segment of personality disorders (cluster B) that affect an individual’s ability to have successful relationships. In addition, the subject that finds themselves entrenched in a relationship (be it...
by Katrina Murphy | Jan 17, 2023 | BALANCE, HAPPINESS, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-HELP, THE JOURNEY
The Vulnerable Narcissist is radically different from what we typically think of, when we hear the term ‘narcissist’. It’s commonly assumed that narcissism causes people to want to be the center of attention, be loud and self-centered and somewhat of a...
by Katrina Murphy | Apr 19, 2022 | BALANCE, HAPPINESS, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-HELP, SELF-IMPROVEMENT, WELLNESS
I’m not negative. In fact, I embrace positivity and optimism and I regularly seek out ways to be grateful to encourage these. But too much positivity can be a bad thing. It can be Toxic Positivity. During this pandemic, being honest about my struggles and...
by Katrina Murphy | Apr 5, 2022 | BALANCE, PRODUCTIVITY, RELATIONSHIPS, WELLNESS, WORK
Narcissistic relationships can be found at work and at home, however workplace Narcissism can make for a stressful and challenging environment from which to conduct yourself professionally. In my practice, I’ve encountered many people who have struggled with...
by Katrina Murphy | Dec 8, 2021 | BALANCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PRODUCTIVITY, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-IMPROVEMENT, THE JOURNEY, WORK
Emotional Intelligence has become a topic of interest lately but isn’t a new idea. I studied this in my Psych courses 20 years ago, but now there seems to be a renewed interest and almost a greater weight placed on a person’s emotional understanding of...
by Katrina Murphy | Oct 4, 2021 | BALANCE, COACHING, HAPPINESS, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-HELP, THE JOURNEY, WELLNESS
What do you do when you feel angry? Is that even a feeling that you allow yourself to express? All too often when that flush of emotion arises, we make ourselves wrong for feeling it and get stuck in patterns of guilt and ‘stuffing down’ our anger. ...