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The healed emotional abuser is more than just a behavioral change

  • March 19, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
I’ve seen emotionally abusive people heal and become completely different people. You wouldn’t even recognize them! And when you no longer recognize the person who’s hurt you over and...
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Do we talk about divorce during the argument or the calm period

  • March 19, 2026
  • Arguments, Boundaries, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
When you’ve decided to leave the emotionally abusive relationship, when is divorce put on the table for discussion? Should you bring it up during a heated argument when emotions...
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Dont call them what they really are, it will work against you

  • January 15, 2026
  • Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Vulnerability
Calling a duck a duck makes sense. But this logic works against you in an emotionally abusive relationship. Calling out an abusive person for who they are might just...
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Total defeat and burnout in the emotionally abusive relationship

  • January 10, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Love Bombing, Manipulation, Podcast Episode
Every relationship should have stopping points when you feel yourself slipping away. Emotional abuse operates as a slow drip-feeding of toxic behaviors that gradually erode boundaries.
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When you are a captive audience to the emotionally abusive monologuer

  • December 30, 2025
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
The endless monologue of some emotionally abusive people is a tactic that keeps you silent and submissive. It’s designed to wear you down until you finally give in.
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The breadcrumbing of relationships’ past

  • August 21, 2025
  • breadcrumbing, Codependency, Crazymaking, Dating, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, influence, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships
Breadcrumbing can be a manipulative way to keep someone in your mind so that you can’t fully move forward, keeping you as a pawn in another person’s game. In...
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Never trust someone who wants to change who you are

  • July 22, 2025
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Resentment, self-esteem, self-worth
An emotionally abusive relationship will change you. And the longer you’re in one, the more you will lose yourself in it. Getting back to who you were can be...
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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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You being the center of their attention is most of the problem

  • May 29, 2025
  • Anger, Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Podcast Episode
What does it take for an abusive person to change? A whole lot (if they even want to change), but their consistent focus on you can make their healing...
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Trying to figure out who the emotionally abusive person really is in the relationship

  • May 22, 2025
  • Arguments, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships
What happens when the victim of emotional abuse gets convinced they are the abuser? It shouldn’t be difficult: The hurtful one is the abusive one… right? If you’re trying...
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