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Why You Can’t Remain Friends With an Abuser
It’s a question many survivors ask themselves: “Why can’t I just stay friends? I used to care about them.” The answer is rooted in psychology, …
Why You Can’t Remain Friends With an Abuser
Oreos 2
After my husband died I stopped living, until I got Oreos. He made me get up and function.
The Power of Empathy
Being empathetic in your interactions with others will enhance your coping abilities. When you argue with someone, can you calmly encourage an …
The Power of Empathy
4 Zodiac Signs Who Build Strong Chosen Families
These zodiac signs are big believers in found family—not the family that you’re born with, but the one you create for yourself through deep, …
4 Zodiac Signs Who Build Strong Chosen Families
Healing Begins the Moment You Choose You ❤️🩹✨
I suppose being a therapist—and having access to other brilliant therapists—has given me a head start on my healing journey.But here’s what I’ve …
Healing Begins the Moment You Choose You ❤️🩹✨
🎭 Not the Person You Think They Are – The Mask of Manipulation
This morning began like something from a postcard—white flowers in hand, a peaceful stroll to the post office, a quiet coffee watching the world go …
🎭 Not the Person You Think They Are – The Mask of Manipulation
🟫 “Still trying to control me? I’m not playing anymore.”
You’d think that once the relationship ends, the control ends too. You’d think the freedom would arrive with the final goodbye. But for many …
🟫 “Still trying to control me? I’m not playing anymore.”
🧨 Definition of Cruelty in a Long-Term Relationship
Cruelty in a long-term relationship is a pattern of behaviors—whether physical, emotional, verbal, psychological, or financial—that cause lasting …
🧨 Definition of Cruelty in a Long-Term Relationship
💔 The Slow Burn of Meanness in Long-Term Relationships
We often think of abuse or dysfunction in a relationship as loud and explosive—fights, screaming, slamming doors. But there’s a quieter, colder form …
💔 The Slow Burn of Meanness in Long-Term Relationships
💔 When You Love Someone Who Is Miserable All the Time
And That Misery Starts to Become Yours Too We’ve all been there: loving someone who always seems to carry a storm cloud over their head. At first, …
💔 When You Love Someone Who Is Miserable All the Time
🌿 You Are Not Responsible for Their Misery
A Psychological Perspective on Letting Go of Emotional Responsibility That Was Never Yours At some point in your life, you may have found yourself in…
🌿 You Are Not Responsible for Their Misery
My new friend
Wedding
Kale, Calm Down
Why Overcomplicating Health Isn’t Helping Anyone (and What to Do Instead) I really appreciate you checking out my blog! Just so you know, some of the…
Kale, Calm Down
5 Iconic TV Characters That Give Off Such Gemini Energy
If you’re a Gemini, do you relate to these iconic TV characters?
5 Iconic TV Characters That Give Off Such Gemini Energy
Tracey in Maine 