Conversations from the Heart
A weekly, soul-nourishing podcast offering psychologically grounded, heart-centered reflections on human relationships, inner healing, and compassion-based communication.
Focused on live mini-coaching moments to help callers shift from reactive, domination-based communication to collaborative, heart-centered connection. Listen for new scripts for stuck situations, new ways of responding to old relationship dynamics and guidance on how to approach these situations with empathy, self-awareness, and effective communication strategies. Here, we emphasize understanding both one's own needs and the needs of others, creating safe spaces for vulnerable conversations, and finding ways to express ourselves authentically while respecting others' boundaries.
Conversations from the Heart
#103 - They Say You Lied. They Call You a Narcissist. Now What?
What do you do when someone you care about paints you as the villain?
Maybe you spoke your truth, and they called it manipulation.
Maybe you set a boundary, and they called it narcissism.
Maybe you asked for something you needed, and they said you lied.
In this raw, real, and emotionally honest episode, Yvette walks two callers through the heartbreak and confusion that comes when our intentions are misunderstood and our character is questioned.
We talk about:
* How to respond with clarity and compassion when someone accuses you of lying or narcissism
* What an apology actually means, and how to offer one without self-erasing
* The difference between empathy and enabling (especially with adult children)
* Scripts for repair conversations when the other person won’t talk to you
* How to protect your nervous system while still keeping your heart open
If you’ve ever been stuck between wanting to make things right and needing to stay safe, this one’s for you.
Stay till the end for:
* A word-for-word apology template you can adapt to your own life
* How to spot the real need underneath an accusation
* Why the most generous thing you can do… might be walking away
Listen now and discover how to stay in your truth and your tenderness—even when someone else can’t see who you really are.
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