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...
When a relationship is difficult, it’s helpful to have an established baseline of acceptable behavior. If you don’t know what is acceptable and what isn’t, how can you possibly...
“Am I the abuser?” It’s a question I get a lot. In this article, I’ll share what reactive abuse is and how you can be pushed to the limit...
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...
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...
There is a direct cause and effect when you are exposed to manipulative and controlling behavior. It can take a physical toll on you and cause you to believe...