Katherine Miura – A Survivor, Therapist, Advocate, and Ally Against Narcissistic Abuse.
Discover Katherine’s Personal Journey: From Survivor to Advocate
Learn more about Katherine’s personal experience with narcissistic abuse and how her journey has shaped her professional work as a therapist. Discover her motivations, philosophies, and the unique expertise she brings to counseling and advocacy.
ABOUT
Katherine
Katherine Miura is a licensed marriage and family therapist, survivor, and thought leader in the fight against narcissistic abuse. Her lived experiences and expertise have helped countless individuals navigate the complexities of recovering from narcissistic manipulation. Katherine’s core principle, “Awareness informs education, which creates change,” embodies her passion for educating the new generation and empowering victims of this silent, destructive epidemic.
With a busy private practice and a growing platform, Katherine is committed to sparking critical conversations, equipping individuals with knowledge, and driving lasting change in families, relationships, and communities.
Katherine Miura reframes the battle against narcissistic abuse as a societal mission to disrupt harmful cycles and protect future generations. Her work emphasizes the importance of awareness, education, and action, helping people to understand the pervasive influence of narcissistic traits and their impact on families, relationships, and society.
Her three-part strategy, Awareness → Education → Change, is the foundation of her work:
Awareness
Education
Change
- Awareness: Recognize narcissistic traits and understand their impact on relationships, families, and society.
- Education: Learn how narcissists operate, their tactics, and their indicators, while gaining tools for prevention and self-protection.
- Change: Break toxic cycles, set boundaries, and foster supportive networks and healthier habits.
At its core, Katherine’s approach focuses on empowering parents and individuals:
- Parents are encouraged to teach their children the signs of narcissism so that they can protect themselves.
- Children are equipped with tools to identify and navigate manipulative or abusive relationships, ensuring they do not fall prey to narcissistic dynamics.
- Parents are encouraged to reflect on their own behaviors and recognize narcissistic traits to avoid passing them on to their children.
Talking Points
Awareness
- The impact of narcissistic abuse?
Narcissistic abuse impacts over 60-100 million people in the U.S. annually. Nearly 19% of teens experience dating violence, while 43% of dating college women report abusive, controlling behaviors. - The challenge of combatting narcissistic abuse is defining the enemy. Abuse occurs through intentional deception for exploitation, often disguised until irreversible harm is done.
- Understanding Narcissistic Traits: We need to educate our children, friends, and families about the signs of narcissistic relationships to prevent them from falling prey to manipulative behaviors.
- Empowering Families: Encourage parents to reflect on their traits and behaviors, ensuring they foster a nurturing environment that protects children from adopting or tolerating narcissistic patterns.
- Building Resilience: Equip individuals with tools to recognize and challenge narcissistic manipulation, fostering a culture of healthy relationships and emotional well-being.
Education
- Narcissists lack empathy, a hallmark of their pathology. They view themselves as superior, resist criticism, and project their self-loathing onto victims.
- Typical behaviors include:
- Lack of Empathy: Narcissists often show a glaring disregard for the feelings and needs of others. This lack of empathy can make their behavior especially harmful in relationships.
- Excessive Need for Admiration: They crave constant praise and validation and may react negatively if they don’t receive it.
- Sense of Entitlement: They often believe they deserve special treatment and have difficulty understanding why others don’t always cater to their wishes.
- Manipulative Behavior: Using charm and deceit to control and exploit others for personal gain.
- Arrogance: Displaying an inflated sense of self-importance and superiority over others.
Change
- Empower yourself and your family through education to spot these traits and prevent harm.
- Tools for breaking free: setting boundaries, fostering self-worth, and surrounding yourself with supportive networks.
- Join Katherine’s movement aimed at healing and reclaiming lives from narcissistic abuse cycles.
Listen to Katherine
The Matadoras: No More Bull Podcast
Episode #45: Narcissistic Abuse: How to Recover & Heal (Strategies for Survivors) with Katherine Miura LMFT
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The Matadoras: No More Bull Podcast
Episode #51: Healing From Narcissistic Abuse: Red Flags, Boundaries, and Reclaiming Self Worth
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