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...
One of the constants in emotionally abusive relationships is when the victim tries to please an unpleasable person. No matter what they do or how hard they try, it’s...
What is one of the most effective forms of emotional abuse? When the abusive person takes everything that empowers you away from you. All your tools and resources become...
The first important point in a growing argument might be the most important one that gets glossed over. When that happens, the person trying to express what they’re feeling...
When you’ve been mistreated for so long, you may begin to feel less worthy of love and affection. You might actually start to believe that you deserve bad behavior...
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...
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...
< 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...
Every now and then someone you care about makes a mistake and says or does something to make you feel bad. These one-offs are forgivable. They could be having...
What happens when you create a show about abusive behavior? You hear from people that aren’t happy that they are being called out on that behavior. On today’s episode,...