a cigar box, shoebox, whatever works. Write down the losses from the narcissistic relationship on little pieces of paper—things you gave up, parts of yourself you lost, experiences you missed out on, hopes you sacrificed—and put them in the box. Consider it a strange coffin of sorts. Knowing these losses can be put somewhere can be a practice that intentionally pushes you to let them go and make space for your evolving sense of self. —
