Raised in a Narcissistic Family… Here’s How I’m Creating a Safe One

Raised in a Narcissistic Family… Here’s How I’m Creating a Safe One

Author: Manpreet Johal Bernie April 21, 2026 Duration: 37:30
This episode is a deep, honest exploration of what it means to be raised in dysfunctional or narcissistic family systems — and the conscious decision to create something different. Manpreet shares the emotional blueprint of growing up without true safety, and how that shapes our relationships, standards, and sense of self. She unpacks the reality of relational wounds, the role of men and societal conditioning, and how unresolved conflict keeps people stuck in cycles they never chose. But this is not a story of staying in pain. This is a story of becoming the one who breaks the pattern. Through practical shifts, rituals, and inner work, Manpreet walks you through what it takes to move from survival into emotional safety — not just for yourself, but for the family and legacy you’re here to build. If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t come from the kind of love you needed, but you know you’re here to create it… this episode will meet you deeply.

Manpreet Johal Bernie’s Heart's Happiness is a conversation about rebuilding a life from the ground up, guided by spirit and practical action. This isn't a theoretical discussion; it’s a deeply personal chronicle of moving from complex trauma toward a purpose-driven existence. Manpreet speaks from the raw material of her own experience-navigating spiritual awakening, healing, and consciously creating a reality that feels authentically hers. She details the tangible milestones, like cultivating true love and building a six-figure business, not as bragging points but as markers on a map she’s drawing for others. Tuning into this podcast feels like receiving guidance from a friend who has walked a difficult path and is now holding a lantern. Episodes weave together threads from spirituality, entrepreneurial mindset, and profound self-inquiry, reflecting the many categories it touches. You’ll hear less about quick fixes and more about the ongoing, sometimes messy, work of soul alignment. Manpreet’s aim is to teach through her own story, offering reflections and methods that helped her learn to live the life her soul intended, regardless of past wounds. The heart of this podcast is found in those very steps in between-the daily choices that gradually transform survival into a thriving, heart-led happiness.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Heart's Happiness
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The Cost of Self-Sacrifice: How Misaligned Success Can Kill You [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:31
In this eye-opening episode, Manpreet dives deep into the destructive side of success with Sonia], a seasoned expert in holistic health and nutrition. Together, they explore how the pursuit of success through constant se…
Breaking Family Patterns: How to Build a Healthy Love & Home [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:53:25
In this week's episode Manpreet speaks to relationship coaches David Chambers and Asa Baav who are also in a relationship together and have a child. They share how to break patterns of childhood and co-create a family an…
Magnetize Your Desires: Intuition & Energy Mastery for Abundance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:35
In this episode of Heart’s Happiness, we dive deep into the power of intuition and energy mastery to unlock abundance with Jill Foubister, an intuition coach who helps people raise their vibration and align with their hi…
Lessons and Growth from My Fertility Journey [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:08
This week's episode Manpreet shares her own personal story on journey to motherhood with complications around fertility with life changing lessons that can help you on your journey to motherhood or new abundant reality
Death & Rebirth in Business to Create Soul Alignment [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:06
In this week's episode Manpreet speaks to Pip Taverner to dive deep into the spiritual death and rebirth cycles that entrepreneurs go through—the moments when the universe forces you to slow down, realign, and step into…
Darker side of Spiritual Wellness Industry [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:48
In this week's episode Manpreet speaks to Embodied Mentor and Business Strategist Rachael Morley who has over a decades experience in the spiritual wellness industry and who is shining a light on the darker side of the i…
Career Happiness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:03
This week I spoke to Soma from Career Happiness Coaching who left her career in career mentorship after an experience of workplace bullying to set up a business to find her own career happiness and now she helps others d…