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The type of person that doesn’t deserve a second chance

  • October 22, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Physical Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
How bad does it have to get before you’re convinced that the person you’re dealing with is never, ever going to change? And how much more hurtful behavior has...
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Is there an easy way to help someone understand they are being emotionally abusive?

  • July 11, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
If you told a “normal” person they were being emotionally abusive, you’d think they’d back off and re-evaluate their behavior. After all, people who care about you don’t want...
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Some people would rather hurt you than be vulnerable with you

  • July 11, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
Some people become highly defensive or offensive when they want to hide something from you, or lie to you, or don’t want to be vulnerable with you, because it’s...
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Knowing the difference between emotional abuse and normal relationship difficulties

  • June 17, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
The two sides of emotional abuse are the perpetrator and the victim. Sometimes the victim can’t tell if there’s abusive behavior or just normal relationship difficulties. Sometimes the hurtful...
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Letting hurtful words or threatening comments become the new normal

  • May 19, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Crazymaking, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Relationships
When you’re around those who always put you down with hurtful words or threats that they’ll never talk to you again, but they never follow through with it, it...
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Understanding the addict in the manipulative relationship

  • October 19, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, lying, Manipulation
Dealing with a manipulative and controlling relationship is bad enough, but what happens when the person doing the bad behavior is also dealing with addiction? What if the addiction...
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Should you share content that talks about emotional abuse with emotionally abusive people?

  • August 16, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
There are times when you want to share what you learn on this show with an abusive person, but is it the right thing to do? This show articulates...
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What do you do when they’re gaslighting you?

  • August 6, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation
Gaslighting, or “crazymaking” is one of the more insidious forms of emotional abuse. Those that do and say things to make you feel crazy want you to be stuck...
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How incompatibility can lead to hurtful and emotionally abusive behavior

  • July 18, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships
< Simple incompatibilities are common in relationships, but what happens when they lead to emotionally abusive behavior? In this episode, I talk about the potential for hurtful and controlling...
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I want you to change: The toxic elements of the difficult relationship

  • June 4, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Control, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, influence, Manipulation, Relationships
We can spend so much time hoping the other person will change so that our life will be better, but we end up missing out on a lot of...
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