After 18 years of smoking, I didn’t expect a simple Hawaiian mantra to change my life — but Ho’oponopono did exactly that. I wasn’t trying to quit. I was just trying to heal. But through love, forgiveness, and gentle repetition, the cravings faded, the trauma softened, and I found peace I didn’t know was possible.

Only those of us who have survived a relationship with a narcissist or someone with a cluster B personality disorder truly understand the...