Relationships blossom when narcissism recedes. The term narcissist is all over the internet, often used unhelpfully as a term of abuse. We all have narcissistic traits, indeed we need to have some level of investment in ourselves to survive. But narcissistic people are self absorbed, they protect themselves to the to the exclusion of others. We may say they have a thick skin. A thin skinned narcissist has what is described as a borderline personality, reacting strongly to per

True awe means knowing that the blind hope of a star struck trance can be an intoxicating beginning. Hope is the light that sustains us.

"Hope is optimism with a broken heart" Nick Cave (Faith, Hope and Carnage) One of the things that brings people to therapy is hope. This...