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This show will help you identify poisonous communication and toxic behavior. It will also help you unravel the mystery of emotional and verbal abuse, manipulation, narcissistic abuse and deception by revealing what so many people outside the relationship can't see.
Love and Abuse is the official podcast of The M.E.A.N. Workbook on emotional abuse and manipulation in relationships. Use this podcast as an addendum to the workbook to help you continue along your journey to regain your power and your life. You do not have to own the workbook to follow along, but knowing your M.E.A.N. score by taking the assessment will help you pinpoint the exact behaviors causing challenges in your relationship.
Plus, the workbook will give you a solid understanding of the state of your relationship and what steps to take next.
Emotional abusers can trick the world by being kind, caring and generous to everyone else but those they are supposed to love most. Let this show guide you through their confusing and often hurtful behavior.
*All content on this site and in the podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of a medical or psychological professional before making any changes that could affect your physical or mental health.
In love with someone that wants it both ways: Healing from the obsession over the unhealthy relationship
Are you waiting for someone else to change so that you can get what you want? In this episode, I
Stopping the downward spiral of unhealthy communication patterns with self-reflection
Sometimes a conversation with a certain person always seems to lead down a path of misery. You end up feeling
There is nothing you could have done differently, emotional abuse would have happened anyway
Many emotional abuse victims believe they are at fault for the abuse, as if there is behavior they did to
How you enable manipulative and controlling behavior by being your wonderful self
When you are kind, generous and caring, and you get controlling and manipulative behavior in return, you may be the
Yes, there are people that know how to control you and steal your power
We are often told that we can choose how to feel and that no one can actually control us. However,
The narcissist under the hood – The difficulty of explaining emotional abuse to friends and family
How do you tell friends and family about the emotional abuse from the narcissist when they don’t see that behavior
Are you with a manipulative person?
Would you know if you were being manipulated? Do you know what the look for? Manipulative people are experts are
The texts after the breakup: When breadcrumbing keeps you from reaching closure
Some people have a strange way of showing they care by sending you small messages out of the blue to
When manipulative people change your reality: Crazymaking and Gaslighting
Gaslighting and crazymaking are one in the same – they are both terms to describe a person that wants you
Confusing you into submission: A common manipulation you may fall for again and again
Have you ever sat there feeling confused, frustrated or running out of patience listening to someone talk and talk? There
Remembering only the good times can sometimes perpetuate the bad times
It takes two humble people to work at the relationship, not one that’s always blaming the other. When one person
Selfish people just don’t really care about you
If you’ve ever wondered why someone could be so cruel, it’s time to accept that selfish people just don’t care
Recognizing you are being emotionally abused when you don’t see the signs
When you can’t see the symptoms or manipulation or emotional abuse, do either actually exist? Is there a way to
When You’re Constantly Defending Yourself
Do you spend all your energy defending yourself with certain people? Is it impossible to get anywhere with them because
Are You The Manipulative One?
What happens when you look at your relationships and think that perhaps you are the one causing the problems and
Watching out for emotional predators. Are you being brainwashed into becoming a manipulation or emotional abuse victim?
You can be “groomed” into becoming the victim of emotional abuse or manipulation. Just like a child predator will groom
The “You’re too sensitive” game
When someone cares about you, they don’t say things like “you’re too sensitive” or “you’re so emotional”, they actually become
Don’t dismiss the red flags of manipulation and deception
Have you noticed the red flags but decided not to say anything? What do you do when you catch someone
The Love and Abuse Podcast: A show about poisonous communication, toxic behavior, emotional abuse and manipulation
Emotional abuse, manipulative communication, and lies and deception are so prevalent in the world today that it’s almost impossible to