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They say they love you but they hurt you anyway

  • April 29, 2026
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Guilt, Healing, Relationships, self-worth
When someone tells you they love you but continues to hurt you, something fundamental breaks down in the relationship. You start questioning everything. You wonder if love is supposed...
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The superiority complex of misogynists

  • April 28, 2026
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Narcissism, Religious Abuse, self-esteem, self-worth
When someone looks down on another person because of their gender, race, or any other characteristic that makes them different, what’s really happening beneath the surface? The answer reveals...
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Did you sign up for a life of indentured servitude?

  • April 22, 2026
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Relationships, self-worth
If you feel trapped in a maze of emotional manipulation, hoping for a change that never comes, you might realize you’ve signed up for something you didn’t expect and...
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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 feelings of guilt and shame after leaving the abusive person

  • November 17, 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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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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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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The gradual shift from who you were to who you became in the emotionally abusive relationship

  • January 31, 2025
  • Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
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...
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