Why Emotionally Abused Women Ought To Celebrate “Divorce Monday”

Let’s hear it for Divorce Monday!
Divorce Monday, first official day of Divorce Month (aka January) is the one day in the whole festive calendar that every emotionally abused woman ought to celebrate. I say this as someone who failed to celebrate quite a few – despite regularly going through the Christmas and New Year from Hell […]

What Emotionally Abused Women Worry About At Christmas

Christmas is the hardest time
For emotionally abused women Christmas can be the hardest time of year.  The hype of Christmas becomes a magnifying glass through which everything that’s not right with their lives is judged – remorselessly.
Of course, that begs the question: by whom is it judged?
Obviously, by those people in their lives who first […]

Do You Want To Know What’s Really Going Through An Emotionally Abusive Husband’s Head?

 Have you spent a load of time trying to understand what’s going through an emotionally abusive husband’s head?
You wouldn’t be normal – that is, as normal as you possibly can be, in an abnormal situation – if you hadn’t done just that.  The trouble is, thinking about it doesn’t get you very far.  It’s actually […]

You Have To Cut That Man Loose

 “I have finally cut that man loose!”
  “I have finally cut that man loose, Annie.  I am happy to say that I’m quite detached from my emotionally abusive husband’s continuing antics and will continue to be true to myself.” writes Mary.
When Mary started working with me, she had reached the end of the line.  She had spent […]

“Emotional Abuser, Narcissist, or…?”

“ Emotional abuser, or narcissist, Annie?” E. asked. For a lot of women, whether or not their partner is an emotional abuser – or Narcissist – becomes the most important question.   Someone has to be accountable for the mayhem in the relationship.  If their resident tormentor and fault-finder is emotionally abusive and/or a Narcissist, then he is, […]