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How do you heal from emotional abuse?
How do you heal from emotional abuse? is a question that I get asked a lot. Most recently by a worker for a domestic violence charity. “There is”, she said, “ a lot of information about toxic people out there. There are a lot of online forums in which people can share experiences – which […]
How much neglect have you suffered in your life?
Have you suffered with neglect in your life? Before you even answer that, take a moment to think about what you understand by neglect. How does neglect relate to your narrative about your own experience? You may never have considered yourself a poster girl for neglect, yet neglect may have impacted your life, from childhood […]
What’s really going on?
Emotionally abused women must be the most loving, generous-hearted, forgiving people on the planet… Or maybe, there is something else going on, as well that leads them to be SO long-suffering. In this article, we need to take a look at what else might be going on.
For the record, I do believe emotionally abused women […]
Why Emotionally Abusive Love Is Not Real Love – 12 Key Differences
Emotionally abusive love is different
Emotionally abusive love is a weird thing. You have a hunger for the Happily Ever After – quite possibly because, thus far, you have not had too much of the Happy in the Here and Now. So, when someone comes along promising lasting love, you embrace the possibility – even if […]
Have You Struggled with a Complicated Relationship?
Have you ever been in a complicated relationship? If so, did you tell yourself that the fact that it was a complicated relationship made the whole thing somehow more special? Something worth fighting for? In this article, we need to look at what makes a relationship complicated, together with the effects that those complications have […]
What Makes Valentine’s Day So Toxic?
What kind of a relationship have you had with Valentine’s Day? And what useful information can that provide about your own relationship beliefs but also about the way that our culture views love and romance? That is what we shall be exploring in this culture.
When I look back at my own life, from the time […]
Emotional abuse is so subtle
“I didn’t realise that it was emotional abuse because it was just so subtle.” is something that a lot of emotional abuse survivors say. Maybe you have said it yourself. Some talk about how subtle their partner’s abuse was in the course of a relatively brief – but damaging -relationship. Others talk about a partner […]
Do I Really Have to Move On?
“Do I really have to move on?” is a question that haunts and confounds the partners of narcissistic abusers. You have woken up to the fact that the person that you love is an objectionable, hurtful, toxic human being. So, a person could be excused for thinking that you would storm off with ne’er a […]
I Have No Confidence After Emotional Abuse
“I have no confidence after emotional abuse”, my client said. “I have no confidence in myself, my abilities, or the future. I just don’t see how I can ever pick up the broken pieces of my identity and put my life back together again. I’ve been broken into so many pieces that I don’t believe […]
The 5 Simple Steps to Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
Over the next 5 days, I'll send you some lessons and tips that I've found have really helped women to heal from narcissistic abuse. Starting with the basics.
