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An abusive man is a “Failure Coach” by another name

Okay, I’ll admit it, I’ve become hooked on the Olympic Games. That’s something I’d never have imagined.  But… the day when Great Britain wins 6 gold medals in one day, is a rare day, indeed.  And it set me musing…I was always hopeless at sport.  My parents cheerfully pinned the ‘Hopeless at Sport’ label on […]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-05

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Find out how people-pleasing plays into the hands of abusive partners http://t.co/ke7kRNWD #
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Ever wonder why you feel stuck in a bad relationship? […]

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The First Fissure In An Abusive Relationship

When did your relationship become overtly emotionally abusive, and damaging?
Where did it all start to go wrong?
“Wrong”, so to speak.  You’d got past the first hurdle.  You’d overlooked the ringing of the warning bells, and the waving of the red flags inside your own head, when first you met him.  You’d believed him when he […]

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The Sad Story of Tamara Ecclestone

For the past few days the very edifying story of Tamara Eccelestone’s relationship meltdown has been plastered across the English tabloids.  
Tamara, in case you don’t know, is the daughter of Formula 1 Billionaire, Bernie Ecclestone.  As behoves the daughter of a billionaire, she is beautiful, groomed, famous for being the child of immense of […]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-29

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What Did Your Abusive Partner Expect?

Verbal communication is great, isn’t it?  Words may, or may not, mean just what they say.  They can be a tool for clarity and communication…  Or not.  Like the splendid: “We need to talk”, used religiously in soap operas – by women – to herald searingly honest communication…  Except that it’s not about talking, it’s […]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-22

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“The way you treat yourself is…”

I hadn’t intended to write more about “doing nice” again this week.  I was going to talk about Mr Nasty.  But then I had a light bulb moment I really want to share with you. 
I had an appointment to speak with a woman who said she was a People-pleaser Extraordinaire.   Boy, was she right about […]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-15

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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.