You're Not Crazy: A Podcast for Cycle Breakers with Toxic Parents · Torie Wiksell
When Parents Say They’re “Walking on Eggshells” Around You: The Truth About Power, Boundaries, and Gaslighting
February 17, 2026·17 min·1 clip
The host tells parents who claim to 'walk on eggshells' that they are publicly broadcasting their failure to understand their parental role.
As heard by us
A clear look at how toxic parents turn discomfort into a two-sides narrative.
The episode treats a parent's claim of walking on eggshells around an adult child as part of a familiar two-sides framing that can soften toxic, emotionally immature, or narcissistic behavior.
Why you'd press play
For when your parent calls your boundary "walking on eggshells."
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