
When they believe they've changed
I get messages from those who are with someone who claims to have changed, but something doesn't feel right to them. What they feel is usually accurate. There are specific thoughts and feelings inside...
17 Feb 202345min

LAA Insights - The kids in between the breakup from the toxic manipulative partner
When you've realized enough is enough but you're afraid that the kids will get a boatload of abusive behavior from a soon to be ex, knowing what to expect and how to respond to what happens next is th...
2 Feb 202323min

The huge wall the emotional abuser puts up
Why can't they just change? Why don't they just stop hurting you? Sometimes they've built such a huge wall of protection around themselves that nothing can penetrate it. They keep doing what they're d...
24 Jan 202339min

The battles that drain your power
The emotionally abusive relationship can be a battle. In fact, it can be a series of battles that wear you down and eventually wear you out. But at what point are you so worn out that you do something...
22 Dec 202255min

What will it take to finally get them to stop?
The person that hurts the one they love can do the behavior indefinitely unless someone is there to stop it. Usually, that someone has to be you. Stopping it however doesn't always come easy. Sometime...
7 Dec 202232min

Is just functioning together good enough
Relationships can survive even when things are bad, but what about when things are never good but just functional? Is just functioning together good enough? Can you make it work? Functioning together...
2 Sep 202219min

When you find yourself crawling back to them over and over again
Why do we return to toxic people over and over again? It's certainly not because we love to suffer. But maybe there's more going on that should be considered. Sometimes knowing the reasons can help yo...
2 Aug 202241min

LAA Insights - Learning what attracts the hurtful people
Can low self-worth attract someone that makes you feel lower? Can people-pleasing attract a taker that never stops taking? There are many ways to become attracted to someone. But there are attractions...
19 Juli 202220min




















