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Parenting Doctors PodcastAuthor: Dr. Daniel van Ingen
Parenting Doctors Podcast has evolved beyond parenting alone into a broader conversation about family life, relationships, and emotional well-being. This podcast now explores the emotional and communication skills many of us were never taught skills that shape parenting, relationships, marriage, conflict, healing, resilience, and personal growth. Through honest reflection and practical insight, the show focuses on helping individuals and families build stronger emotional connection, healthier communication, and more resilient relationships. While parenting remains an important part of the conversation, the focus now includes the full emotional ecosystem of family life how we connect, how we repair, and how we grow together through lifes challenges. Language: en Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Do You Want to Be Right or Do You Want to Connect? Understanding Narcissistic Patterns in Relationships
Episode 127
Sunday, 5 July, 2026
Episode 8: Do You Want to Be Right or Do You Want to Connect? Understanding Narcissistic Patterns in Relationships There comes a point in some relationships where conflict stops being about solving a problem and starts becoming a battle for emotional survival. In this episode of What We Were Never Taught, we explore narcissistic patterns—not as labels to place on people, but as relationship dynamics that quietly erode trust, safety, and intimacy. Why do some people become trapped in cycles of blame, defensiveness, and emotional disconnection? Why is it so difficult to acknowledge another person's experience without feeling threatened? And what happens when protecting our self-image becomes more important than protecting the relationship? In this episode, you'll learn: How narcissistic patterns develop and why they persist The role of shame, emotional protection, and fragile self-worth Why some people struggle to take responsibility for the impact of their actions How common defense mechanisms keep couples stuck in repetitive conflict What emotional maturity looks like during difficult conversations The powerful question that can change the direction of any relationship: Do you want to be right, or do you want to connect? Whether you've experienced these patterns in a romantic relationship, with family members, or in friendships, this episode will help you better understand the dynamics at play—and how emotional awareness, humility, and accountability create the foundation for lasting connection. Because healthy relationships aren't built by winning arguments. They're built by choosing connection over self-protection.
