How a Narcissistic Sibling Becomes the Emotional Center of the Family | Epi 172

In this episode, Jessica Pressler and I explore the often-overlooked impact of growing up with a narcissistic sibling. Together, we examine how one child's emotional world can gradually come to organize an entire family, why parents unknowingly adapt around that child, and how repeated accommodation slowly gives one sibling extraordinary psychological power within the family.

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