East or West, however compassionate you are, people will exploit it — even when you’re not a people pleaser. You may just be living your life well and exuding goodness, and maybe you don’t even have an idea about your boundaries. You…
One of the most overlooked aspects of dating — or relationships in general — is the tendency to ignore the power of logic when choosing a potential partner. You see, we talk so much about healing, dealing with our wounds, and all those deep…
It may go like this: “Hey, I want to swallow my pride and reach out to you to apologize for what happened. I know we may have misunderstood each other, and some of that was on my end. I’m coming…
You broke up with your emotionally abusive ex for a reason: they were calling you names, demeaning you, flying into huge bursts of rage, gaslighting you, or otherwise treating you with a level of disrespect you knew you didn’t deserve. …
One of the most common traps victims of abuse fall into is believing that healing means forgetting everything. It’s completely understandable to want to forget the atrocious things your ex put you through. You may want to forget the name-calling,…
Have you ever found yourself feeling bored in a relationship that others would call healthy—or one you’d consider ‘normal’? Chances are a friend or potential partner approaches you, and at first, everything feels normal. But soon, you find the relationship…
When you’ve left an abusive relationship, it’s not a rare spectacle to think, see, or even imagine your abusive ex — who looked cold and depressed most of the time when you were in the relationship together — looking seemingly happy. When you’re not…
One of the common impacts of being in an unhealthy relationship is numbing our emotions. This can happen not only in toxic relationships but also when we’re simply used to shutting down our emotions as a way to protect ourselves…
One of the common myths many trauma survivors hold is the belief that they need to narrate each and every instance of their childhood or traumatic past in order to heal. Actually, that myth is one of the common reasons…
I’ve been having this conversation with a good friend recently, and it’s such an interesting topic to explore — how do you really know if you’re seeking truth… or just avoiding it? That conversation opened up a new dimension — not exactly the same,…
One thing about navigating the vast spectrum of unhealthy and toxic relationships is our ability to spot red flags or rather understanding red flags early on before jumping or committing to a long-term relationship with someone. While I’ve written in…
Forgiving others but having problems forgiving yourself? Have you ever realized that you might be too forgiving of others, but not as forgiving toward yourself? You don’t give yourself room to make mistakes or to err in your life. It’s…
