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Toxic relationships can disintegrate your strength and confidence, but you can get it back

  • June 16, 2020
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When the toxic relationship has worn you down, taken away your ability to think clearly, and chiseled away at your confidence and mental strength, it might be time to...
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Emotional abuse drains you and makes you believe terrible things about yourself

  • May 22, 2020
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Minimizing, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
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...
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Emotionally abusive behavior breaks apart what could be a good relationship

  • December 12, 2019
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Emotional abuse and controlling, manipulative behavior have no place in a relationship. Whether it’s romantic or with a family member or friend, the toxicity of hurtful behavior simply destroys...
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You will never, ever be good enough for a manipulative and controlling person

  • November 27, 2019
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Should you love more, do more, or be more for another person who never seems to be happy? One method of control is to make sure you’re always trying...
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An analysis of emotional abuse: Breaking down the bad behavior

  • October 25, 2019
  • Control, Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Minimizing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When someone shows you every single red flag you need to determine there is lying, control, and manipulation going on, at what point do you tell yourself you’re not...
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When you love the emotional abuser so much you won't leave

  • September 4, 2019
  • Dating, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When you are in love with the person mistreating you, is there a way to improve the relationship? Can you make them understand how much they’re hurting you? And...
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You can't fix emotional abuse, you can only heal yourself and hope they do the same

  • July 10, 2019
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Trying to work as hard as you can to fix things you didn’t break is exhausting and demoralizing. The first step to healing from emotional or narcissistic abuse is...
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Stopping the downward spiral of unhealthy communication patterns with self-reflection

  • April 22, 2019
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Sometimes a conversation with a certain person always seems to lead down a path of misery. You end up feeling bad and can’t figure out what happened. These old...
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There is nothing you could have done differently, emotional abuse would have happened anyway

  • April 10, 2019
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Many emotional abuse victims believe they are at fault for the abuse as if there is something they did to bring it on. The short answer is there is...
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Remembering only the good times can sometimes perpetuate the bad times

  • March 3, 2019
  • Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, self-esteem, self-worth
It takes two humble people to work at the relationship, not one that’s always blaming the other. When one person is always blaming and pointing the finger at the...
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