Annie Kaszina Should I stop trusting my emotionally abusive husband? is a question I am very rarely asked. This is actually quite surprising – when you think that I’ve spent 12+ years working with thousands of women who are waking up to the realization that they’ve been trapped in emotionally abusive relationships. These women have begun to […]
How to leave a coercive controlling partner is the very last thing most people think about. Recent episodes of the Archers have left listeners reeling: that kind of domestic violence doesn’t happen in Ambridge – except that now it has. And what a blessing it is that it has. Because Domestic violence is no respecter […]
Cutting of contact with an emotionally abusive ex is never easy to do. There are always compelling reasons – some real, others that just feel real – why you need to stay in touch. If you have children in common then you will, likely, need to have some contact with him for years to come. […]
The 3 stages of an emotionally abusive relationship is not something you’re likely to think consciously about when you are caught up in it.
Rule #1 of an emotionally abusive relationship is this:
An emotionally abusive relationship is designed to ensure you are too off kilter to think clearly.
That is how the relationship is designed – and, […]
‘Do emotionally abusive men know they are abusive?’ is a question often asked by their emotionally abused partners.
Why do victims of abuse need to ask?
Because they are looking for an answer that will make them feel better.
Do emotionally abusive men know they are abusive? – the preferred answer
When emotionally abused women ask “Do emotionally abusive men know […]
Emotional abuse makes you poor. That is a simple fact of life. Any woman who has ever been in an emotionally abusive relationship knows to her cost that the relationship makes you way poorer than you ever deserved to be. In every conceivable way.
Yet most women struggle to understand why this was bound to happen, […]
Behind Closed Doors, the BBC’s expose of domestic violence aired last night – and I, for one, found a lot to dislike about it. Of course, there is a lot to like and commend. The police force involved was supportive and sensitive. The absurdly lenient Court treatment of 2 of the 3 perpetrators was deplorable, […]
Are you too sensitive for an emotionally abusive partner? Is that – another – fault he reproaches you with? Is it possible that he could be right, albeit for entirely the wrong reasons?
This weekend, I held my first workshop in Denmark, for a wonderful group of Danish women. Fortunately, their English is wonderful, since my Danish […]
What are the top 10 things you need to know about emotional abuse? As I prepare to head off to give my first workshop in Denmark about emotional abuse, I’ve been asking myself: “What is the most valuable, transformational information I can provide an audience with?” And also: “What are the top 10 things to […]
Emotional abuse steals your future
Emotional abuse steals your future. Guaranteed. So why is that not something most emotionally abused women think about? Rather, they think, a lot, about the fantasy future they have been robbed of. Mostly to the point of obsession.
When your partner has morphed into Mr Nasty from’ Prince Charming’ – or other member […]
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