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Do I accept that this is how theyll be forever

  • February 11, 2026
  • Boundaries, Codependency, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships
Some behaviors are unacceptable. Some people are unacceptable. But what should you accept and what should you do when you can’t accept? Emotional abuse has a tendency to make...
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When its impossible to get away from all the toxic behavior

  • February 2, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Narcissism, Resentment
Some relationships end, but continue leaving destruction in their wake. Some don’t end, and you suffer through the daily drip-feeding of emotionally abusive behaviors until you lose your sanity....
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Total defeat and burnout in the emotionally abusive relationship

  • January 10, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Love Bombing, Manipulation, Podcast Episode
Every relationship should have stopping points when you feel yourself slipping away. Emotional abuse operates as a slow drip-feeding of toxic behaviors that gradually erode boundaries.
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Can you ever go back to who you were?

  • August 2, 2025
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
In abusive relationships, it might be difficult or even impossible to discern which parts of yourself are truly you and which are shaped by the abuse. What does it...
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You being the center of their attention is most of the problem

  • May 29, 2025
  • Anger, Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Podcast Episode
What does it take for an abusive person to change? A whole lot (if they even want to change), but their consistent focus on you can make their healing...
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When someone wants to change who you are

  • May 20, 2025
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, self-worth
The one-off difficulties in relationships are perfectly normal for everyone. We all have them. They’re not welcome, necessarily, but normal. But what happens when the “one-offs” become systemic? What...
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Don’t lock yourself into a worse situation

  • March 13, 2025
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
When you get into an emotionally abusive relationship, you have no idea what you’re walking into. When you figure it out, though, you might have to make some tough...
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The growing resentment that can build when their hurtful behaviors never end

  • January 22, 2025
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Resentment
When someone keeps hurting you, you might blame yourself and think if you were only better, they’d stop. But as their hurtful behavior continues, resentment builds, and you start...
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Are you the reason someone is hurtful to you?

  • December 13, 2024
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, Shame
What is the cause of mistreatment in a relationship? Do you think it’s possible you are the reason someone is hurting you or trying to change you? If so,...
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What makes taking a break from the relationship work?

  • November 12, 2024
  • Boundaries, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Jealousy, Podcast Episode, Relationships
Is there a path out of being stuck in the whirlwind of a toxic relationship? Maybe taking a step back and out of the situation a while will help...
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