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Dont call them what they really are, it will work against you

  • January 15, 2026
  • Paul Colaianni
  • 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
  • Paul Colaianni
  • 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
  • Paul Colaianni
  • 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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Don’t gaslight yourself into thinking you’re the abuser

  • December 22, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Podcast Episode
The emotionally abusive relationship is confusing and draining. If you don’t get a grip on what’s going on, you may start to believe perhaps you are the problem and...
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Ive stopped being abusive, let’s have sex

  • December 4, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
Some emotionally abusive people do heal. And once they do, they might feel the relationship will be great from that point on. What they don’t consider is that the...
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The feelings of guilt and shame after leaving the abusive person

  • November 17, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
If you’ve ever questioned how to forgive yourself for choosing your own well-being over an abusive partner, you’re not alone. Victims of abusive behavior almost always feel like they’ve...
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Breaking the trauma bond can be hard as hell

  • October 23, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Trauma bond
The trauma bond can be one of the most difficult “bonds” to break. If you find yourself obsessively attached to someone who hurts you, please read this article. Your...
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Can you heal from severe abuse while still in a severely abusive situation?

  • October 23, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Jealousy, Physical Abuse, Podcast Episode, self-worth, Trauma bond
Some people will deflect blame and make you feel like you’re the problem, not them. In this article, I talk about a heart-wrenching story from a listener whose partner’s...
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Why you may not be ready to call it abuse when it is abuse

  • September 24, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
The emotionally abusive relationship can sometimes be hard to define. How long must abusive behavior go on before one actually admits that what’s really happening is abuse? 
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Do you end the relationship because they won’t?

  • September 24, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
How do you know when it’s time to instigate a split? If your partner’s behavior leaves you feeling oppressed and defeated, and they refuse to change, and they also...
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