Relationship Advice

Introduction: What It Really Takes to Deal with a Narcissist Ex If you’re dealing with a narcissist ex, you already know: this isn’t just...

What Is a PFA—and How Can It Be Misused in Family Law? A Protection From Abuse (PFA)  order is a civil legal mechanism designed to...

Navigating Relationships with a Narcissist: Break-Ups, Parental Alienation, Hoovering, and Interactions with DHR/CPS and Guardian ad...

Navigating Relationships with a Narcissist: Break-Ups, Parental Alienation, Hoovering, and Interactions with DHR/CPS and Guardian ad...

What Is Hoovering—and Why Is It Happening to You? Hoovering is a manipulative tactic often used by narcissists to pull you back into a...

What Is Hoovering—and Why Is It Happening to You? Hoovering is a manipulative tactic often used by narcissists to pull you back into a...

What Is Hoovering—and Why Is It Happening to You? Hoovering is a manipulative tactic often used by narcissists to pull you back into a...

When you feel guilty for walking away, pause and ask yourself: Who was really doing the work in the relationship? Were you always the one...

After leaving a toxic relationship, many parents face a new heartbreak: their ex is now trying to turn the child against them. This...

Walking away from someone who repeatedly disrespected, gaslit, or emotionally harmed you does not make you the villain. Yet, guilt is a...

The Breakup Was the Wake-Up: Learning You Deserve Better When a relationship ends—especially one marked by neglect, emotional...

The Breakup Was the Wake-Up: Learning You Deserve Better When a relationship ends—especially one marked by neglect, emotional...

The Breakup Was the Wake-Up: Learning You Deserve Better When a relationship ends—especially one marked by neglect, emotional...

Craving closure can feel like a reasonable need. But for many survivors of emotional abuse, what they’re actually craving is validation....

Closure cravings are often a disguise for another hope: the hope they’ll finally see what they lost, apologize, and make it right. But if...

The silence after a toxic relationship can be deafening—especially when you're left holding the weight of unanswered questions. Craving...

Introduction You escaped his cheating and gaslighting, but he’s still pulling: late-night texts, guilt trips, declarations of love. This...

Introduction After he cheated, everything changed—but his sudden niceness might have felt so good you forgot why you left. That’s no...

Introduction You caught him cheating—and instead of taking responsibility, he twists the narrative to make you feel guilty. That...

You’ve finally left. Everyone says you should feel relief—maybe even proud. But instead, you feel something heavier. Guilt.  That ache in...