Amy Marlowe-McCoy
Licensed professional counselor (MEd, LPC) in Jenkintown, PA, specializing in narcissistic abuse and complex trauma; founder of The Courageous Heart Institute and author of The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook.
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Sep 16, 2026
Sarah HerstichHOST
Can you dive in to some of the ways that this kind of shows up in relationships? I know it can show up lots of ways, but what are what are some of the most common ways this shows up for folks?
Amy Marlow-MaCoyGUEST
So it's interesting, like you can have four or five kids in the same home with the same parents and they don't all have the same experience with them.
Amy Marlow-MaCoyGUEST
And one of the reasons for that is that favoritism is a huge element of narcissistic parenting.
Amy Marlow-MaCoyGUEST
So you might have heard of things like the golden child or the scapegoat child or even the invisible child.
Amy Marlow-MaCoyGUEST
And in a family unit, you might have like one person who says, reflects really positively on the narcissistic parent or brings them like vicarious glory in some way.
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