Don’t judge yourself for succumbing.
8 Dos and Don’ts When Dealing with an Abuser (A Co-Dependent’s Guide)
How can you stop or prevent the abuse in a relationship? These tips will help.
How can you stop or prevent the abuse in a relationship? These tips will help.
Reality Isn’t What You Think!
How can cognitive distortions harm us?
How can cognitive distortions harm us?
How To Confront Abuse
How can you identify common mistakes that victims of abuse make and what to do instead
How can you identify common mistakes that victims of abuse make and what to do instead
To Trust or Mistrust Relationships
Trustworthiness is proven over time by actions, not only by words.
Embed from Getty Images — Many people claim that they trust others until they have reason not to, but when you first meet someone, you don’t know anything about their integrity or past conduct, except what they tell you. Trustworthiness is proven over time by actions, not only by words. You can get hurt by…
The Biggest Cause of Anxiety
It can trigger a full-blown fight-flight-or-freeze response.
It can trigger a full-blown fight-flight-or-freeze response.
Loving a Borderline
What to Expect if Your Partner Has a Borderline Personality Disorder
What to Expect if Your Partner Has a Borderline Personality Disorder
Objectifying Women Harms Everyone
Sexuality brings abundant opportunities to exaggerate both our vulnerability and shame.
Sexuality brings abundant opportunities to exaggerate both our vulnerability and shame.
Objectification Shames Men
Passage into manhood often exposes them to humiliation during a period when openness and honesty aren’t allowed.
Passage into manhood often exposes them to humiliation during a period when openness and honesty aren’t allowed.
The Cost of Secrets and Lies
Trust is fragile. Secrets and lies jeopardize trust and can damage us and our relationships – sometimes irreparably.
Trust is fragile. Secrets and lies jeopardize trust and can damage us and our relationships – sometimes irreparably.
Developing Thanksgiving and ‘An Attitude of Gratitude’ During Hard Times
Even if we’re not religious, gratitude enables us to see our life in a larger context beyond our immediate troubles.
Even if we’re not religious, gratitude enables us to see our life in a larger context beyond our immediate troubles.
How to Be More Intimate: What’s your Intimacy Index
Acknowledge that you are two separate adults relating your internal experiences and honoring those differences.
Acknowledge that you are two separate adults relating your internal experiences and honoring those differences.
Sons of Narcissistic Fathers
What happens with the emotional development of boys to men when the father is a narcissist? Codependency expert Darlene Lancer explains.
What happens with the emotional development of boys to men when the father is a narcissist? Codependency expert Darlene Lancer explains.
Obsessions, Addiction, and Relationships
Darlene Lancer explains how obsession and addiction can ruin relationships — and shares some ways to let go.
The Power of Acceptance
Darlene Lancer explains how acceptance is the first step on the road to solving relationship problems.
The Perfectionist’s Trap
Darlene Lancer describes how perfectionism can be a devastating force in our lives and relationships.