What is the WTF moment? Oprah and her minions talk about having an “a-ha” moment or a defining moment of wisdom that you use to change your life. It is my belief that men and women in abusive relationships often have the WTF moment when they see behind an abusive partner’s mask for the first […]
Archives for January 2012
BlogTalkRadio: Grieving the Loss of an Abusive Partner
In this BlogTalkRadio program, Tom Golden, MSW and I discuss male grief and mourning. Tom’s book, Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing is a good resource for men who are mourning a loss and for women seeking to understand the masculine grieving process. Many men and women who have […]
Rethinking Female Sociopathy, Part Two
In Rethinking Female Sociopathy, Part One, I went through a comprehensive list of sociopathic traits based on psychologists Hervey Cleckley’s and Robert Hare’s psychopathy checklists. For every single item mentioned, I can think of a real life example that every one of my clients has suffered. Are these men’s wives, girlfriends and exes sociopaths? Maybe, […]