How to Respond to a Narcissist: A Christian's Guide for Standing Up to Control, Manipulation, and Abuse - Paperback

by Laurel Slade-Waggoner (Author), Janet Parshall (Foreword by)

What to do with the narcissist in my life.

A narcissist can make you feel like you're losing your grip on reality. One minute they're charming, the next, cold or hateful. They gaslight, twist words, demean, and deny truth, leaving you feeling like you're worth nothing to them, overreacting, or going crazy.

But you're not crazy. Narcissists thrive on control, and to maintain power, they'll shift blame, deflect responsibility, and create emotional chaos.

In How to Respond to a Narcissist, Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor Laurel Slade-Waggoner provides an in-depth understanding of narcissism from a biblical framework. How do you stay sane and strong when you're faced with narcissistic abuse and manipulation? This book provides a God-honoring path to freedom as it explores:

• What the Bible says about clinical narcissism
• The difference between narcissism and selfishness
• What victims experience when in a relationship with a narcissist, including spiritual abuse, coercive control, emotional blackmail, gaslighting, stonewalling, triangulation, chronic indifference, defensive over-reactivity, blame-shifting, and malignant narcissism
• How to invite a narcissist into a plan of change and utilize the redemptive tool of separation
• The difference between authentic repentance and mere regret
• Saying "no" to narcissistic hoovering
• Healing from narcissistic abuse

Life with a narcissist brings heartbreak, frustration, and even hopelessness. How to Respond to a Narcissist shares step-by-step instructions on how to respond to a narcissist's tactics in an effective way. You don't have to keep living on edge. Join Laurel on your journey to freedom, clarity, and sanity.

Author Biography

LAUREL SLADE-WAGGONER, MS is a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has been in private practice for over nineteen years, working with victims of narcissistic abuse, is the author of multiple books, and hosts the Help! I Have a Narcissist in My Life podcast. Laurel and her husband reside in Tampa, Florida, and have a blended family that includes five children and three grandchildren.

JANET PARSHALL is a graduate of Carroll College in Wisconsin. She has been consistently profiled as one of the top 100 "talkers" in Talkers magazine, the leading trade publication of the talk industry. Throughout her career, Janet has been a devoted advocate of the principles and policies that strengthen the family. In February 2005, Parshall was selected by President George W. Bush to represent the White House as public delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Janet is a columnist for LIFE: Beautiful magazine and the author of several books. She and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia, and have four children and six grandchildren.