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The love of my life is the abuser in my life

  • July 10, 2025
  • Codependency, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Shame, Trauma bond
Love can feel like a double-edged sword, cutting deep despite the tender moments. Or is that really love? Caring and kindness mixed with toxic, controlling behaviors create a dangerous...
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Can someone change even after they've done something terrible to you?

  • June 25, 2025
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships
They did the worst thing imaginable, and now want you to stay in their life. Is it possible they can change? Should you give them a chance?
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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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Why abusive people need to maintain power and control over you

  • February 22, 2025
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships
Some people just won’t stop being hurtful. Why won’t they stop? Are they just terrible people we have to accept and move on? Power and control are their M.O.,...
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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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When you can barely take care of yourself let alone give them what they want

  • October 17, 2024
  • 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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When you decide enough is enough – the first step isn’t the last

  • August 6, 2024
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships
The victim of abusive behavior will eventually reach their breaking point. In that moment, they finally feel like they can take their life back. But they may still not...
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Feeling discarded when they leave the relationship

  • May 23, 2024
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, self-esteem, self-worth, Vulnerability
Why does it seem so easy for some people to leave a relationship, get into another one, and act as if the one they were in didn’t mean anything?...
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When the emotional abuser reaches back out after they’ve healed and changed

  • May 17, 2024
  • 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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