Annie Kaszina 
Isn’t it fascinating the power Other People have over our thinking?
This week, Becky wrote with a problem Other People (OP) kindly pointed out to her: “People tell me I’m too kind-hearted. But I can’t be a bitch, it’s just not in me. Am I destined to spend my life as a good-natured door mat?”
Ouch!!! Don’t […]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-15 http://t.co/e6R017C7 #
“Do people really believe abused women?” http://t.co/7xn08P7e #
Wendy wrote to voice a question that many of us ask ourselves at some point. Here’s her question and my reply. *
“I sometimes feel other people I’ve told about my “abusive situation” don’t believe me. Or perhaps they don’t understand, so they say glib things like “Oh well, just forgive him” or “you need to stay […]
How do you move on from being out of the relationship, but not over it? http://t.co/MH000PzP #
Making excuses for his bad behaviour when he’s drunk may make you feel better, for a little while, but here’s why the problem won’t go away #
Want to know what makes women stay with an abusive partner when they […]
What place does fun have in your life?
Has an abusive relationship left you feeling like a hollow shell? Or a pale shadow of the person you really are?
An abusive relationship revolves around his feelings, and his hypersensitivity to offence, where you’re concerned. How many times did he work himself up into a frenzy of indignation […]
Are you someone who is lovely to other people, yet mean and nasty to yourself? http://t.co/LodHtqen #
What’s keeping you focused on your ex? http://t.co/MH000PzP #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-01 http://t.co/VEKe2YRk #
He doesn’t hit, but he does spit and push. Is that domestic violence? http://t.co/K73xq5aZ #
The key reasons why real men don’t hit women, and […]
Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud is caught up in a bitter war of words with her ex Theo de Vries. She says he attacked her. He says she attacked him, and he merely restrained her to protect himself.
It makes for a sordid tale. So, ‘right thinking people’ everywhere – that is, the kind of people […]
Did you know there are two things that stand in the way of you being happy right now?
According to Alexandra Watson (The Happiness System) these two things may well not be what you think. She says:
“…two things hold you back from being happy right now. The first is a lack of self-awareness or knowledge about […]
Are you a woman is catastrophizing? How can you tell? http://t.co/OaOHD3s9 #
1) If you want to know why abused women feel like “damaged goods”: http://t.co/2eZDhv0l #
What makes abused women too trusting for their own good? http://t.co/nrxvUz8R #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-25 http://t.co/3o1rG67X #
3) Looking for a quality man, but does your mental chatter sound like […]
When Life gets really difficult, what do you want?
Massive change.
Ideally, most of us – barring the almost pathologically self-reliant – wouldn’t say no to a Fairy Godmother coming along, waving her magic wand, and making it all alright.
Can you picture it now? I certainly can. She’s a cartoon Fairy Godmother, with snowy white hair, and […]
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