When people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, the only answer I had to that was “Not my mom.” She wasn’t a bad mom but she did have a…
The Sunk Cost Fallacy + Relationships
I talked about this a few days ago on my Facebook page and I was surprised that a lot of people didn’t realize that there was a word for this thing that we humans do….
Friendship Love Languages
Let’s talk about friendship!I have always thought that I was weird because I’m not big on hanging out or talking a lot. I’ve never had “traditional” friendships and when I try, I just feel awkward….
The Gray Rock Method
I re-shared my post about gaslighting on Facebook the other day and one of the commenters mentioned the Gray Rock Method and how it helped them with dealing with someone who was gaslighting her. So…
Trauma Bonding vs Healthy Bonding
Let’s talk about the difference between trauma bonding and healthy bonding! (I made a workbook that might be a good tool if you’re healing from a breakup!) I really want to talk about trauma bonding…
How to Heal from Emotional Abuse
Today we have another post from our contributor, Sam on emotional abuse. Love should never hurt. But for too many, “love” seems almost inevitably linked to pain. For too many of us, our past relationships…