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Dec 9, 20238 min read
25 Helpful Boundaries for the Holidays + All Year Round
Are you dealing with the stress of navigating difficult friends and family members this holiday season? You are not alone. All year round...
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Jan 3, 20236 min read
Do You Have a Toxic Relationship with Yourself? 10 Ways We Self-Sabotage
In a previous post, I created 10 questions designed to help you identify if you are in a toxic relationship. The toxic relationship in...
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Dec 4, 20226 min read
Christine's Story of Setting Boundaries with a Difficult Family Member
So far in this series on toxic relationships, I created 10 questions designed to help you identify if you are in a toxic relationship in...
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Nov 20, 20228 min read
5 Steps to Dealing with Toxic Relationships
So far in this series on toxic relationships, I created 10 questions designed to help you identify if you are in a toxic relationship. I...
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Sep 26, 20225 min read
Should I Stay or Leave the Relationship? Part two.
In the previous post, we began to address the question: Should I stay or leave the relationship? The answer is neither straightforward...
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Sep 10, 20225 min read
Should I Stay or Leave the Relationship? Part one.
You might be wondering, Should I stay or leave the relationship? The answer is neither straightforward nor black and white. It is complex...
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May 21, 20223 min read
Are You Vulnerable & Susceptible to Attracting Toxic Relationships?
In all my years of working with different people as a professional counselor, I’ve observed that there are some who are more susceptible...
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May 21, 20222 min read
Understanding People Who Abuse Others: Hurting People Hurt People
In this article we discuss toxic relationships, specifically people who abuse others. Bottom line, hurting people hurt people. How to identi
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May 21, 20223 min read
A Story of Emotional and Verbal Abuse
Emotional and verbal abuse is experienced in a toxic relationship. It slowly erodes your sense of self and thwarts your purpose. Andrea shar
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May 14, 20225 min read
Abusive Relationships: Death by a Thousand Cuts
A toxic relationship is considered an abusive relationship when a person has allowed someone else to alter their reality and/or when they ar
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May 14, 20223 min read
Toxic Communication Characteristics: Help – I feel crazy!
One of the most challenging parts of being in a toxic relationship is communication. Andrea's article on toxic communication describes what
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Apr 15, 20225 min read
Are You In A Toxic Relationship?
Toxic relationships can be tricky and not easily recognized. These 10
questions can help you understand if you are in a toxic relationship.
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