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By: Christine Hammond LMHC Being the victim of a narcissistic smear attack is not fun. Rather, it is an intense campaign designed to humiliate an opponent while simultaneously elevating the narcissist. It requires quite a bit of skill, manipulation, and persistence to successfully pull one off. But for the victim, it can be a shocking and damaging experience. In an unwanted pending divorce situation, narcissists will frequently smear their spouse to others while begging for reconciliation. At work, a narcissist might slander a person they believe to be a competitor for a promotion to ensure their success. Or a narcissist’s insults can tear apart the best of friends so they can step into the damaged relationship as a hero. Depending on the situation, a narcissist will use all or some of these six smear tactics. Remember, a narcissist’s greatest fear is to be embarrassed by having their insecurities exposed. Therefore, they will use whatever tactics are necessary to preser

Do you know how to lead people out of a Crisis like the Pulse Shooting? Become a Certified Trained Crisis Responder! When you hear about a crisis like a Terrorist Attack, School or Mall Shooting, Workplace Suicide, Bombing, Hurricane, Tornado, School Bus Fatality or Airline Crash– do you know what to do to help someone?   If you were at the scene of a community shooting or a catastrophic natural disaster would you know exactly what to do? Would you know what to say to protect that person from developing PTSD? Would you know what do to protect yourself or those you care about from the dangers of secondary traumatic stress? This two day crisis certification course was designed by clinical experts after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 by the United States National Guard and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as a rapid psychological response to community trauma.   It prepares you to manage a major crisis and lead a critical incident stress debri

By: Nate Webster, IMH             What does a mother really want for Mother’s Day? For as long as many of us can remember, it seems like the answer to that question is more clothes, kitchen appliances or gift cards. Yet beyond material possessions, mothers deep down inside want something all together different: a whole lot of grace. Modern motherhood is constantly bombarded, in our 21 st century world, with ways to be a better mother. I think most mothers of older children have a lot they are still beating themselves up about and I think most mothers of younger children are racked with guilt and doubt by the all ways they could be better. So what’s a mother to do then on the tradition of motherly recognition called Mother’s Day? Perhaps give herself a nice heap of grace and patience. You see if motherhood was given a salary many studies say it would be a $150,000 dollar job. This is quite a lot of work each year that comes with no days off and no vacation. On top of all that