How To Break The Cycle of Emotional Abuse

How do you break the cycle of emotional abuse? Especially when a big part of your self-worth is still invested with your abusive (ex) partner?
Over the years, the majority of abused women that I’ve worked with wanted to break the cycle of emotional abuse.  However they struggled to cut off contact with him, not least […]

Do You Need Emotional Abuse Help, Too?

How do you know if you need emotional abuse help? It should be blindingly obvious.  However, when you live in an abusive relationship, everything becomes shrouded in an impenetrable emotional fog.  At best, you have a dim perception of what should be true – and what is, doubtless, true for everyone else.
So, just in case […]

The 7 Hidden Rules Of An Emotionally Abusive Relationship

Just suppose there were 7 hidden rules of an emotionally abusive relationship. That would go a long way to explaining why so many  good, intelligent people get hooked into exactly the kind of relationship they really don’t want.
The statistics tell us that 1 in 4 women will undergo domestic violence. Chances are that significantly understates […]

How To Move On From An Emotionally Abusive Relationship

“How do I move on from an emotionally abusive relationship?” is just about the most important question you can ever ask yourself.  It beats hands down the other common end-of-relationship questions like:

“How could he treat me that way?”
“Will I ever be able to trust again?”
“Is it really all my fault?” and
“Will I live to regret […]