In Dating Again: What Does Healthy Look Like? Part One, I discuss the importance of taking time to heal from abusive relationship(s). If you want to have healthier relationships moving forward, it’s essential that you identify and resolve the issues that contributed to making unhealthy choices in past relationship partners. Do you understand your old […]
Trauma Bond vs. Healthy Bond: Emotional Intensity vs. Emotional Intimacy [Meme]
When looking for potential love relationships, many of my codependent and trauma bond-prone clients confuse emotional intensity and emotional intimacy. There’s a big difference. Emotional intensity is like a wildfire and emotional intimacy is like a hearth fire. One destroys lives; the other can warm your soul. Oftentimes, dysfunctional, toxic and/or personality disordered individuals are highly […]
That’s Not Normal: “I Did Everything for Her!” [Meme]
During the early stages of therapy, I commonly have some version of the following exchange with clients: New client: “I did everything for her! I gave her my heart and soul! At the end, she said I didn’t do anything for her!” Me: “Why did you keep giving, doing, sacrificing, spending when she was so […]
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