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Love and Abuse

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Dec 20, 2021

It's hard enough dealing with a hurtful person. You know they are going to show up in a certain way almost every time so you get used to it.

However, what if they start convincing your friends and family that you're the one hurting them? What if they play the victim?

This is an episode filled with tools to help those...


Dec 1, 2021

What's the best course of action when it comes to leaving the emotional abuser? Should you sit them down and have the "the talk", or is talking going to get you sucked into another conversation that causes you to stay out of guilt or being convinced you're wrong?

They're likely to convince you of doing things their way...


Nov 12, 2021

When you're in any type of difficult or emotionally abusive relationship, a violation of your relationship boundaries has probably already taken place. After all, you didn't sign up to feel like crap all the time or be unhappy. So is it okay to seek someone outside the relationship when you can't get your emotional...


Nov 3, 2021

When you've had enough and you can't take anymore, but you stay and take more, you end up in an endless cycle of love and abuse. If you're afraid to stay because things are bad, but also afraid to leave because you don't know any other way to live your life, it's time to get real clear on what you really want.


Oct 22, 2021

How bad does it have to get before you're convinced that the person you're dealing with is never, ever going to change? And how much more hurtful behavior has to happen before you decide enough is enough?

Sometimes we are so jaded by and used to emotionally abusive behavior that we forget what being treated with...