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When you can barely take care of yourself let alone give them what they want

  • October 17, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-worth
What if you’re doing all you can to maintain your own health and well-being, but you have someone in your life who is a consistent drain on your mental...
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What change really looks like when the emotional abuser heals

  • June 9, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, self-worth
The healed former emotional abuser looks a lot different than the person they used to be. If you’ve ever accepted a hurtful person back into your life after they...
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When the emotional abuser reaches back out after they’ve healed and changed

  • May 17, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Healing, Podcast Episode
When the emotional abuser apologizes to the person they’ve hurt and tries to make amends, especially after they’ve done a lot of personal growth and development, should they expect...
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Time with yourself is not only necessary, its required

  • April 22, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-worth
You give, you adapt, and you change who you are almost to your very core… to what end? When you are overly compassionate to others, you might actually be...
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If you don’t know your limits, you wont have any

  • January 14, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Podcast Episode, Relationships
It can be hard to draw a line in a toxic relationship. Don’t make your emotional resilience a prison of your own making. Your personal boundaries are there for...
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Should you give in to their perception of you?

  • November 23, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem
The core principle of everything I teach hinges on the importance of self-respect. I believe self-respect is the most crucial form of nurturing one can provide oneself. Exhibiting self-respect...
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How do you know when your heart is sealed?

  • November 3, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
In this article, I’m going to help you recognize the signs that indicate a relationship may be beyond repair. There comes a point where the damage to a relationship...
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Is taking a break before breaking up the final blow to the relationship?

  • October 13, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships
The thought of breaking up or separating from a toxic person can be a difficult decision to make. But taking a break before a breakup can bring clarity and...
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Should you make a list of everything they’re doing wrong and hand it to them?

  • September 7, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships
If you are with someone who does hurtful things, would it help to write them a loving, supportive letter outlining all the ways they hurt you in hopes they’ll...
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Why they don’t stop hurting you when they see you hurting

  • July 1, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Why do people who claim to care about us hurt us when they see that we’re suffering? Shouldn’t our suffering be enough for them to stop the behaviors? It’s...
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