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Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser

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Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser
Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser
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Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser
February 4, 2018
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Segment 1: Without a history of breakups, your first major one can seem devastating and life-ending.

In this segment, I help the newbie get through all the symptoms of the first major heartbreak.

Segment 2: When you think your relationship is horrible and you find yourself taking up all the slack for your deadbeat other half, are you creating your own misery?

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Filed Under: abuse, Codependency, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Human Potential, Loneliness, Loss, Lying, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Relationships Tagged With: Breaking up for newbies, Dating the emotional abuser, Enabling your own terrible relationship

Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence

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Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
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Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
January 21, 2018
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Segment 1: Asking yourself stupid questions may be the path to healing and moving through the hard stuff in your life.

We often have choices when it appears we don’t – stupid questions may lead to more choices (full article here).

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Filed Under: Codependency, Communication, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, enabling, Family, Human Potential, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Negative Emotions, Thinking, Toxic People Tagged With: Dealing with the Sociopath, Endless codependence, Stupid questions that heal

Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?

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Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?
Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?
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Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?
January 17, 2018
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Letting go of a narcissistic parent can seem like cutting off a limb to some people, but what happens right after the moment you make the decision to cut them out of your life?

Matthew Bivens of the Having it A.L.L. podcast joins me today to discuss what can be a challenging task.

Filed Under: Codependency, Control, Decisions, Emotional Abuse, Family, Narcissism, Personal Boundaries, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic People Tagged With: I have a narcissistic mom, Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?

Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor

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Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor
Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor
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Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor
November 26, 2017
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Do you fantasize, daydream, play video games or watch TV in hopes that you won’t have to deal with reality?

It’s not all bad, but anything in moderation, right? In the first segment of this episode, I talk about the benefits of skipping reality for a little bit as long as you connect with yourself in other ways.

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Filed Under: Abandonment, abuse, Ask Paul, childhood, Children, Codependency, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Human Potential, Lying, Manipulation, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Sex, Shame, Suicide Tagged With: childhood sexual abuse, lost in thought, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic ex

A Near Miss Still Leaves a Mark: The Danger of the Abusive Relationship

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Back in 2017, my girlfriend and I took a trip to visit my family in New Hampshire. We both enjoyed sitting with people we knew well, enjoying their friendly faces and warm conversation.

Like most families, our conversation shifted toward a “remember the time…” direction, where we shared both happy and sad memories of the past.  

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Filed Under: abuse, Behavior, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Physical Health, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic People Tagged With: Dealing with an alcoholic person, domestic violence, Emotional Abuse, near miss

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