Dec 15, 2025 #NarcissisticAbuseRecovery#ScapegoatHealing#FamilyDynamicsFree workbook + newsletter: https://blaketherapy.ca/resentful-sib… READY TO GO BEYOND THE VIDEO?
The Ascent gives you a self-paced course, a private community, and two live calls with me each week — a structured place to work with the guilt, grief, and family pressure that insight alone does not resolve. Join The Ascent → https://the-holding-space.circle.so/c… Prefer to start free? Take the assessment and download the workbook → https://blaketherapy.ca/the-ultimate-… Do you feel as though the rules that apply to your sibling do not apply to you? Even as adults, are you placed at the bottom of a forced family hierarchy? In this video, I respond to a video by Coach Chess Dugas ( 
• 4 (+1 bonus!) signs that your sibling is a… ) about signs of a narcissistic sibling. I examine those patterns through the scapegoat lens and explore how siblings can remain trapped in fixed roles of superiority and inferiority. We cover: • Why some siblings cannot tolerate an equal relationship • How different rules are applied to different family members • How nieces and nephews can be pulled into the hierarchy • The contradiction between demands for “family unity” and ongoing smearing • Why conflict may intensify after a parent dies • The limits of connection when one person must remain superior
Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction: the scapegoat lens 00:28 — Chronic inequality and the need for superiority 03:42 — Double standards and different rules 06:48 — Fixed roles that follow siblings into adulthood 12:06 — Alienation involving nieces and nephews 14:50 — Why things may worsen after parents die 20:35 — Pseudo-mutuality and the limits of genuine connection 23:47 — Conclusion About Blake Anderson: Blake is a Registered Social Worker and therapist (MSW, RSW) with more than 14 years of experience helping people navigate difficult family relationships and relational trauma.
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