Gen X

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  Adult Children of Narcissists - Adverse Childhood Experiences - Boundaries - cPTSD - cPTSD Healing - Gen X - Gratitude - Narcissistic Abuse Recovery - Recovery - Survivor - Trauma

  What I’m Carrying Into the New Year (And What I’m Finally Setting Down)

  January 1, 2026 - By Andrew Pumpelly

  I’m not making resolutions this year. Not because I don’t believe in growth.Not because I’ve “given up.”But because resolutions assume the problem is insufficient effort. And that’s not what this past year taught me. 2025 wasn’t a year of self-improvement.It was a year of self-extraction. From lies.From roles that were…

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  Adverse Childhood Experiences - Boundaries - cPTSD - Emotional Abuse - Financial Abuse - Financial Stability - Gen X - Generational Trauma - Hypervigilance - Narcissistic Parent - No Contact - Recovery - Survivor - Trauma

  The Walter White Threshold: Why Reinvention Hits So Hard After 50

  December 30, 2025 - By Andrew Pumpelly

  I’ve been joking lately that hitting 50 made me feel a little like Walter White — just without the urge to build a meth empire. But the more I sit with that comparison, the more I realize it’s actually… not a joke at all. There’s something real — something psychological,…

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  Adult Children of Narcissists - Adverse Childhood Experiences - Boundaries - cPTSD - cPTSD Healing - Emotional Abuse - Financial Abuse - Gen X - Generational Trauma - Gratitude - Holiday Triggers - Holidays - Hypervigilance - Narcissistic Abuse Recovery - Narcissistic Parent - No Contact - Recovery - Survivor - Trauma

  A No Contact Christmas: What the Holidays Feel Like After Cutting Ties With a Narcissistic Parent

  December 25, 2025 - By Andrew Pumpelly

  For most of my life, Christmas came with a low-grade dread I didn’t have language for. On the surface, it looked like a normal holiday — lights, food, family photos. Underneath, my nervous system knew better. Holidays weren’t about joy or connection. They were tests. Performances. Emotional obstacle courses where…

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  Adverse Childhood Experiences - Boundaries - cPTSD - Emotional Abuse - Financial Abuse - Gen X - Hypervigilance - Invalidation - Narcissistic Parent - No Contact - Recovery - Spirituality - Substance Abuse - Survivor - Trauma

  No Contact Isn’t a Trend — Some of Us Bled Into It

  December 9, 2025 - By Andrew Pumpelly

  On the internet lately, No Contact gets discussed like a hashtag.A concept.A brand of liberation.A generational identity marker. And listen — I’m genuinely grateful for that shift. I truly am.Language saves lives.Early awareness changes trajectories. But it’s important to say this clearly: No Contact didn’t begin with Millennials or Gen…