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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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A Single Woman’s Story of Shame: The Defense of Projectizing, Part 2

Last week we discussed a common defense mechanism, projectizing, a deeper form of perfectionism, by making ourselves a project to be...

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Are You Trying to Fix Yourself? The Defense of Projectizing, Part 1

Fix Me! Fix Me! Many of my clients seek counseling after having been in therapy for years and suffering without any significant symptom...