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Are You Too Scared To Move On?

“How can I ever trust again?” writes Amelia. “After what I’ve been through, I don’t know how I can ever trust anyone again. How do I get over that?”It’s a great question, isn’t it? Amelia is an emotionally abused woman who had the courage to write down what so many of us ask ourselves, over […]

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Need to Know Why An Emotionally Abusive Partner Can Behave So Badly?

“How can he be so cold, and cruel, and heartless? I just don’t understand why he’s behaving like this…” Tina, my client, said tearfully.
When you step back and think – which is something emotionally abused women are usually too emotionally enmeshed to do – you’ll see that the most amazing thing about an emotionally abusive […]

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Do you blame yourself for your emotionally abusive relationship?

Do you blame yourself for what happened in your emotionally abusive relationship?  Do you take responsibility for everything that did – or didn’t – happen? 
Do you feel that you’ve failed because you couldn’t create the perfect family unit you longed for?  For yourself and your children.
If you do, you need to know that what you’re […]

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“Why Is My Emotionally Abusive Ex Happy?”

“It’s not about feeling like a victim, or giving myself a hard time,” M. said,  “I just want to know why my emotionally abusive ex  is happy with his new woman, and why I don’t matter to him.”
In an ideal world, an emotionally abusive man would – sooner, rather than later – either feel the […]

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The 10 Hidden After-Effects of Emotional Abuse

Living with an emotionally abusive partner is a dangerous and damaging thing to do. Unfortunately, getting him out of your bed, isn’t enough to get his toxicity out of your system. Here are the Top 10 After-Effects most emotionally abused women are left with.

Endlessly rehashing your emotionally abusive relationship. Why? You lived it. You did the […]

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How Emotional Abuse Recovery Coaching Changed A Life

One thing my emotionally abusive husband used to say about me that wasn’t wrong was that I can be a bit of a mother hen.  I was born with the Mother Hen gene.  These days I can, and do, rein it in, well enough.  However…
When I first met Olga that Mother Hen gene was instantly […]

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The Sad Story of Sabrina S. Emotionally Abused Wife, and Selfless Mother

If, for whatever reason, you don’t feel able to take on board a sad story, that’s okay.  Just stop reading here.  Because today I need to tell you the sad story of Sabrina S.
I’m guessing Sabrina would be happy for me to share her story with you.  Unfortunately, I can’t ask her, because I’ve just […]

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Who is emotional abuse really about?

What is it that makes emotional abuse so damaging?  
It may not be what you think.  Let me explain. 
An emotionally abusive husband says things that are unkind, untrue – and unjustified – about you.  
What do you do?  You tell yourself that those things are to be taken seriously.  Because he is to be taken seriously.  
You set […]

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Is it time for you to leave your emotionally abusive partner?

How bad does it have to get, before you finally give up on an emotionally abusive relationship?  
Many emotionally abused women do everything they can to stay in denial until they know they are at rock bottom. But rock bottom is a moving target. When you’re with an emotionally abusive partner, just when you think you must have […]

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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.