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February 6, 2013

The Next Guy: Did your Ex-Girlfriend or Ex-Wife Downgrade?

Grieving the loss of a love relationship can be a painful experience. Grieving and letting go of an abusive relationship and an abusive wife or girlfriend is frequently a far more painful and difficult experience. There are several reasons for this. At the end of an otherwise healthy relationship between two reasonable, rational adults, the […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, grief, healing, histrionic personality disorder, letting go, mourning, narcissistic personality disorder, nice guys

August 10, 2012

Abuse Tears Families Apart: A Sister Mourns the Loss of Her Brother

Being in an abusive relationship doesn’t just hurt the target of abuse, it hurts everyone who cares about and loves the target. In my practice, I find I am increasingly working with family members of men who are grieving the loss, or potential loss, of a beloved son, brother, grandson, etc. These men all had […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Domestic Violence, Healing, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive women, borderline personality disorder, estrangement, family of origin, grief, healing, high-conflict people, histrionic personality disorder, letting go, mourning, narcissistic personality disorder, tough love

January 16, 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 […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Divorce, Healing, Personality Disorders, Psychological Abuse, Shrink4Men Radio Tagged With: abusive wife, depression, grief, masculine grief, mourning, narcissistic abuse, Tom Golden

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