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The Narcissist Codependent Quagmire
I can openly discuss the damage of being raised by a narcissistic mother and enabling father, and how that lef to co-dependency, self-loathing and self-sabotaging behaviours.
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I Healed "Unhealable" Complex PTSD
It was previously thought that it was impossible to heal C-PTSD, and yet I have. Discuss how I healed my core trauma wound, connected to my inner child, healed hypervigilance and self-hatred, and now rarely trigger.
PTSD and C-PTSD result from the experience of something deeply traumatic and can cause flashbacks, nightmares, and insomnia. Both conditions can also make you feel intensely afraid and unsafe even though the danger has passed. The main difference between the two disorders is the frequency of the trauma which caused it. While PTSD is usually caused by a single traumatic event, C-PTSD is caused by multiple, long-lasting, repeated or continuous traumas (commonly referred to as “complex trauma”). Source: PTSD UK
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HSP with C-PTSD versus ADHD
30% of the population is highly sensitive, a genetic trait involving up to 3 genes, and where all 5 senses operate at a higher level. It is a biological advantage, but when HSPs grow up in a dysfunctional or stressed household, they can develop complex PTSD.
C-PTSD is healable, but countless HSPs with C-PTSD are misdiagnosed with a “permanent disorder”… and that only benefits big pharma. I wrote about it, citing experts, here.
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Parental Estrangement
Mother’s Day is challenging; Father’s Day was too. I am estranged from my mother because being in her path of destruction is deeply damaging to my mental health. My relationship with my father was fractured because of this, too.
Before severance, my mother hadn’t wished me Happy Birthday in years, though she knows exactly when it is. As for Christmas… 💥
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Sibling Estrangement: Reared In Silos
It’s only since my father died in 2022 that I’ve fully comprehended the mastery of my mother’s covert narcissism to drive a wedge between the children. I knew we didn’t support each other and were in silos, but realising this was intentionally done to keep us from ganging up on her was mindblowing.
I was estranged from my sister for many years, and now, in our 50s and 60s, we are finally creating a sisterly bond! Too much water under the bridge to save others.
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Stopping Generational Trauma
Not having children doesn’t stop generational trauma. That trauma would still impact my life and, in particular, my health and happiness, if I hadn’t done the self-work to heal.
And understanding why my parents behaved as they did, doesn’t automatically stop it either.
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Thriving as Highly Sensitive Person
Having senses – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch – operating at a significantly higher level in this modern, distracted world can easily lead to overwhelm, frustration, misdiagnosis, and being gaslit by non-HSPs.
But HSPs are the solution-creators, the activists, the blue-sky thinkers, and the creatives. They’re also 30% of the population!
I can share my lived experience learning to understand, accept and appreciate my high-sensitivity.
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Healing Past Lives (For Sceptics)
It’s funny how people say, ‘Oh, in a past life…’ but then pooh-pooh it! Yet, there is evidence from psychiatrists to journalists to death doulas of their existence.
I have had many past-life regressions and cleared countless past-life soul contracts; I alone didn’t feel the impact! I’ve also lost extreme reactions and behaviours that didn’t have a logical source in this life.
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Creating Your Own Money Dramas
Money is such a source of drama and trauma for so many. Few realise that their feelings towards it and inherited beliefs can stop its flow. I wrote a whole chapter about this in The Damage of Words, because this knowledge is liberating!
Recent Press
Daily Mail: Online and in Femail on August 8, 2025
Beautifully written by Deborah Cicurel, this piece covers the complex reasons I didn’t want to have children.
Psychreg: Inner-Child Work Transforms Lives: Healing Trauma and Boosting Self-Love, Research Finds
A new approach to mental health, inner-child work, is gaining traction for its profound impact on healing trauma and fostering self-love, particularly among those with adverse childhood experiences. Katrina Collier, author of The Damage of Words, shares her transformative journey with this therapeutic practice, supported by insights from trauma-informed coach Michelle Zelli and emerging research. Published by Synergy Publishing on 27th May 2025 (RRP £10.99), Collier’s book details her recovery from narcissistic abuse, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), and hypervigilance, offering a compelling case for inner-child work’s life-changing potential. [Continue reading]Welldoing.org: As the Child of a Narcissist, I Didn't Think I Could Change – Therapy Proved Me Wrong
One of my greatest regrets could be not proactively seeking help to heal my emotional wounds. However, I didn’t know I could change, and before falling into healing, I wasn’t ready to look at my behaviours and patterns and give time and focus to the self-work. I certainly didn’t believe that I could heal my deep-seated self-hate and rock bottom self-worth, or that I would ever gain the self-mastery I have today.
The motivation behind writing my memoir, The Damage of Words, is to demystify the healing process so more people take a proactive first step into healing the emotional wounds that hold them back. Chapters are dedicated to the healers who took me from a victim of emotional and physical narcissistic child abuse, to a happy, healed and healthy conqueror over my past. I transformed from being hyper-defensive, hypervigilant, lonely and unhappy, to heart-centred, calm, self-loving and compassionate, and happy. [Keep reading]
London Daily News: The top 5 benefits of inner-child work, explained by acclaimed author Katrina Collier
As a child of a covert narcissist, who was prone to explosions of temper and ridicule, and gaslit my reality and emotions, I did not feel safe or loved by my mother and was not protected by my father. In childhood, I walked on eggshells and as a highly sensitive child, developed deep-seated self-loathing and a core wound from the stream of emotional and physical abuse.
Before connecting to my inner-child, perfectionism, people-pleasing and loose boundaries, reigned supreme. I was hypervigilant and suffering from complex PTSD. My negative self-talk was in overdrive, unhealthy relationship patterns led to lower and lower self-worth, and I was regularly riddled with fear and shame. Supersensitive to criticism, I was extremely defensive and could respond with vile anger or tearful tantrums; hard to love or even tolerate, I was lonely and confused. [Continue reading]
Psychreg: Healthy Living and Emotional Healing Both Key to Stronger Immunity, Say Experts
Author and speaker Katrina Collier also notes that emotional well-being plays a powerful role in overall health. She shares: “My advice is to heal old emotional wounds. Unexpectedly, my body proved the emotional and physical health connection. As I researched for my memoir, The Damage of Words, I realised how my symptoms shifted as I healed my emotional wounds.” [Continue reading]
