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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The person you were before the difficult relationship almost always looks and feels different than the person you became while in the difficult relationship. Losing that part of yourself may make...
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...
The healed former emotional abuser looks a lot different than the person they used to be. If you’ve ever accepted a hurtful person back into your life after they...
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?...
You give, you adapt, and you change who you are almost to your very core… to what end? When you are overly compassionate to others, you might actually be...
