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Is a Toxic Relationship Life’s Biggest Stressor?

Cancer. Burying a child. Death of a spouse. Losing a business. As humans it is easy to connect with the fact that the events listed above are some of the...

When He’s Out of Your Bed, but Stuck in Your Head

You think after you leave a toxic relationship that the games are over. You think that you can finally stop worrying, stop crying and, finally, stop trying so hard to...

Learn the Rules of the Toxic Relationship Game

First and foremost, a toxic relationship is a game.  In this game, only one person knows the rules and the other person doesn’t even realize there is a game going...

Comfort for Those Waiting on Their Happy Ending

Living in the Middle Beginning: Once upon a time there was someone with a good life.   Middle: This person encountered some type of problem and experienced difficulty. End: Eventually the...

9 Tips for Communicating With a Toxic Person

If you have tried to use reason and logic to talk to a toxic person, then you probably already know that typical communication skills do not work.  A toxic person’s...

Intuition or Trauma? Trusting Your Gut After a Toxic Relationship

The scariest thing about learning to trust your intuition is that there is no one who can do it for you and no one to blame if you get it...

When Your Friend Chooses Your Ex

What do you do when someone you love chooses someone you used to love? “I thought they were my friends. I thought they would be there for me! I thought...

Dear Waiting, I Hate You

Dear Waiting, I hate you. I loathe you. I despise you! I want to make up new words to express my disdain for your continuous and unwelcome presence in my...

A Funny Look at Unfunny Relationships: How Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Dirty Johns Train You

It’s obvious that my main man Meatloaf wasn’t in a toxic relationship, because unfortunately toxic people convince you to do ANYTHING for love. They convince you to: -beg for forgiveness...

What if We Stop Asking What’s Wrong With Her and Start Asking What’s Right With Her?

Another girl, another tear-stained face staring at me from my couch.  “Why does she keep taking him back? Why does she stay?” And, then, there is the question, that question...