Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
Follow Dr Mariette Jansen to get new release emails from Audible and Amazon.
Mariette Jansen (1959) was born in The Netherlands. She is a life coach, psychotherapist, meditation teacher, blogger and speaker.
She obtained a PhD in Communication Science in The Netherlands and worked in corporate organisations. She retrained after the birth of her eldest son, when she qualified as a psychotherapist, a counselling tutor and a meditation teacher. After ten years, she decided to focus her client work more on action and goals and has worked since 2011 as a successful life coach.
Mariette always knew that something was wrong, but couldn’t find what it was. Her parents kept on telling her she was the one who was wrong. But, Mariette knew it couldn’t be just her.
Growing up in a dysfunctional family took its toll. One of Mariette reactions to her situation was to develop an eating disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, which lasted 22 years.
Although Mariette now realises that she grew up in a narcissistic family she only started to understand the full extent of her situation in her late 50’s. Her mother, her main narcissist, was the most important person in her life and most of her actions were inspired by the wish to please her and be on the receiving end of love, acceptance and respect. It never happened.
As a result of her own realisation, Mariette discovered narcissism and how it plays out. It was an eye-opener and a sanity-saver.
All of a sudden, clarity hit and life made sense. It got easier to understand how to deal with it all and apply the behaviours that would support her on-going happiness and well-being.
She met the love of her life, Iain, when she was 37 and moved to the UK to be with him. She never wanted children, but being with Iain pushed the maternal button and at the age of 40 their first child was born, followed 2.5 years later by their second. Both boys, which was a relief.
Mariette has been married to Iain for 23 years and has two teenage sons and one strong-willed Jack Russell, terrier, dog-daughter.
More and more victims of narcissistic abuse have found their way to her practice, thanks to recommendations, Facebook posts (drdestresstips), her Facebook group (groups/movingawayfromnarcissism/) and her talks.
Read more
Read less
