“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” — Winston Churchill
A reflection on appeasement as a survival strategy within coercive, high-control relationships and family systems.
Healing From Narcissistic Family Systems
I’ve been reflecting on how, in my family—and unironically, in the family of the man I had children with—belonging was not rooted in mutual care, nuance, or individuality. It was…