Blue Onion Counselling

Blue Onion Counselling Mastering the Maze: How to Navigate Narcissistic and Antagonistic Relationships and Thrive 💙🧅✨️

💭 Emotional safety starts when you stop waiting for validation  - and start trusting yourself 💙🧅✨️                      ...
09/26/2025

💭 Emotional safety starts when you stop waiting for validation - and start trusting yourself 💙🧅✨️

💭 When others invalidate you long enough,  you start doing it to yourself.  Healing means learning to trust your own voi...
09/22/2025

💭 When others invalidate you long enough, you start doing it to yourself. Healing means learning to trust your own voice again 💙🧅✨️

✨️Open Group ~ Join Anytime ✨️💙 Next Group: Tuesday October 14 2025 🧅 Starts 6:30pm PST for 90minutesGrowing up with a n...
09/15/2025

✨️Open Group ~ Join Anytime ✨️

💙 Next Group: Tuesday October 14 2025 🧅 Starts 6:30pm PST for 90minutes

Growing up with a narcissistic parent leaves lasting impacts - on your confidence, relationships, and your sense of self. You don’t have to navigate the healing journey alone 💐

Join our counsellor-led support group designed for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents. Together, we’ll explore tools for healing, reclaiming your voice, and building healthier connections in a safe, supportive space 💐


Being told directly or indirectly that you’re too much, too sensitive, or hard to love… it stays with you.Especially whe...
06/06/2025

Being told directly or indirectly that you’re too much, too sensitive, or hard to love… it stays with you.

Especially when it comes from someone close.

Over time, the relationship becomes a mirror that only reflects your flaws, never your worth.

And you start to believe it.

That maybe love has to be earned. That your needs are too heavy. That you should be easier.

But here’s the truth:

You were never too much.

You were just with someone who couldn’t meet you where you are.

Unlearning this lie takes time, tenderness, and support. If it’s time to rewrite that story, let’s start together.

Supporting an adult child through addiction or emotional struggle can quietly turn into self-abandonment.The lines blur ...
06/04/2025

Supporting an adult child through addiction or emotional struggle can quietly turn into self-abandonment.

The lines blur between helping and overextending, between love and loss of self.

It’s not uncommon to take on the role of fixer, protector, or emotional anchor.

But real support doesn’t require rescuing, it allows space for both people to breathe.

Stepping back isn’t giving up. It’s learning to care with boundaries, to stay present without losing centre.

📍 If this feels familiar, support is available, for you, too.

Start with a complimentary consultation at Blue Onion Counselling.

06/02/2025

Healing isn’t linear. It doesn’t always look like progress, it often feels like grief, confusion, or exhaustion.

Some days you’ll feel strong.

Other days, you’ll feel like you’re back at the beginning.

That doesn’t mean you’ve failed.

It means you’re still moving gently and bravely, through the layers.

Healing doesn’t mean the pain vanishes overnight.

It means slowly, quietly, you start responding to it differently.

You start showing up for yourself in the places you once abandoned.

“Why guilt shows up after you set a boundary.”You finally said no.You stood up for yourself.And now… you feel awful.This...
05/30/2025

“Why guilt shows up after you set a boundary.”

You finally said no.

You stood up for yourself.

And now… you feel awful.

This is called an emotional hangover, and it’s common, especially if you were taught to prioritize others over yourself.

That guilt doesn’t mean you did something wrong.

It means you’re doing something different.

And your nervous system is still catching up.

📍Keep going. Boundaries aren’t meant; they’re maintenance.

If you're losing yourself in a relationship, this is your sign to reconnect with who you are.Unlearning enmeshment is po...
05/28/2025

If you're losing yourself in a relationship, this is your sign to reconnect with who you are.

Unlearning enmeshment is possible with awareness, boundaries, and support.

📍 Begin untangling with us at Blue Onion Counselling.

“Confusion is a symptom of manipulation.”When you're constantly second-guessing yourself…When you replay conversations t...
05/26/2025

“Confusion is a symptom of manipulation.”

When you're constantly second-guessing yourself…

When you replay conversations to see if you were "too sensitive"...

When your gut says one thing, but their words say another, that’s not overthinking.

That’s the effect of coercive control slowly separating you from your own clarity.

If you’re stuck in the fog, it doesn’t mean you’re weak.

It means someone has worked hard to keep you there.

📍Awareness is step one. The next step?

Support that helps you reconnect with your inner compass.

Being the “strong one” comes with a hidden cost.You’re the helper. The listener. The one who holds it all together.But w...
05/23/2025

Being the “strong one” comes with a hidden cost.

You’re the helper. The listener. The one who holds it all together.

But who holds you?

Strength without support can lead to burnout, resentment, and emotional isolation.

It’s not weakness to need care, it’s human.

You deserve the same compassion you give to everyone else.

Let’s create space for your healing too.

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