Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-29

Can you ever blame his bad behaviour on ‘the booze talking’? http://t.co/u1n1GvCI #
What are the biggest fears women have about leaving their abusive partner? http://t.co/5QoEVAES #
Many of my clients want to know why they feel so stuck, this will help: http://t.co/ke7ppnXx #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22 http://t.co/XRYuMcvQ #
If you’re making dire predictions for your future, […]

“I can’t” comes just before…

Have you noticed how often some people say: “I can’t”?
Maybe you’ve even been guilty of saying it yourself… once, or twice.  (I know I have.)
The trouble with “I can’t” is this: it sounds SO convincing, doesn’t it?  Something happens, the fears kick into play, and they trigger that well-worn “I can’t” mechanism.
“I CAN’T” flashes across […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22

How do you move on from being out of the relationship, but not over it? http://t.co/MH000PzP #
3) Why you should never believe what an abusive partner tells you:http://t.co/2eZDhv0l #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15 http://t.co/HmSmCL2O #
What does saying “I love you” really mean to an emotionally abusive man? http://t.co/gtNCxWZ8 #
Is doing this making you miserable? http://t.co/yo9KQoSb #
1) What […]

“You just don’t understand…”

One of my abusive ex-husband’s favorite sayings in the whole world was: “You don’t understand.  You just don’t understand…”  It was delivered with a shake of the head, and an expression of either anger or disappointment, depending on my crime or misdemeanour.
My inability to understand was one of the great disappointments of his life – […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15

The ten worst things you can do that actually encourage emotional abuse: http://t.co/MENpXbwl #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08 http://t.co/cPjm8Auj #
Real men don’t hit women. What kinds of men do? http://t.co/Jg48gS1g #
After emotional abuse, how do you learn to trust? http://t.co/gtNCxWZ8 #
Find out what the early stages of domestic violence look like? http://t.co/K73xq5aZ #
4) Find out […]

“We give, give, give, give, give, give, give…”

If you’ve ever had a child, or been a child yourself, you probably know the song “Heigh ho” from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.  Strange as it may sound, emotionally abused women have a similar work ethic to the Seven Dwarfs. Remember these lines?
“We dig dig dig dig dig dig dig in our mine
the […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08

Are you a woman is catastrophizing? How can you tell? http://t.co/OaOHD3s9 #
Want to discover the dirty word nice women use all the time to beat themselves up: http://t.co/ke7ppnXx #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-01 http://t.co/KJ9l1YoV #
How to move up the ladder of relationship recovery the fast way: http://t.co/ke7ppnXx #
What’s keeping you focused on your ex? […]

“You just know”

13,000 miles from home, I was sitting at a kitchen table talking relationships with Karina, a new friend, when she said something that stopped me in my tracks:
“You just know.”
The conversation had turned to Sue, friend of hers, who’d settled for a “friendship with benefits”, and had a child by her “friend” – and room-mate […]