There’s no doubt that communicating with a covert abuser is one of the most confusing things we deal with. All. Day. Long. I’m often asked, “How can I communicate with my narcissist husband?” To understand how, here’s what you need to understand about his goals in all conversations with you, and some guidelines and techniques to use.
Read MoreI was laughing recently with some other survivor of emotional and psychological spousal abuse over the stupid, weird, and crappy gifts we got from our abusers. Let’s take a look at a sampling of abuser’s actual gifts so you can see that you are not alone and that his gifts aren’t a reflection of you at all- they are all about who he is.
Read MoreSome of us get blamed for leaving our marriage, and some of us get blamed for staying so long “if it was that bad.” And most of us get blamed for both. We can’t win.
Instead of blaming the victim/survivor, we should be honoring the strength of all the women who have left against all odds, and the strength of those who are forced to stay until they can find a way out.
Read MoreYour world has been spinning around in confusion- this roadmap of the stages of healing you’ll go through coming out of emotional and psychological abuse can give you some solid ground to walk on. What stage are you in?
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