Boundaries
Telling Him What Needs to Change: Part 1
Mary is a typical client. She has spent years looking for ways to better connect with her husband, Joe. She’s read numerous books and articles.
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April 17, 2023
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Category: Narcissistic Personalities
Boundaries
Is He Really Changing? Part 2
In part 1 of this blog (which you can read here), I wrote about the pressure some of you wives may feel to come up
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April 17, 2023
Communication
Healing Together from Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse
Can This Really Happen? With so much press saying a woman should “run as fast as she can” if she has experienced narcissistic or emotional
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April 17, 2023
Boundaries
To Be Told or Not to Be Told: Why We Use a Directive Counseling Approach
The majority of people who come to see me say they have been to multiple counselors, both personally and for their marriage, and that most
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April 17, 2023
Boundaries
When Sleeping Dogs Won’t Lie
People often have anxiety about getting help for their marriages. That anxiety can have many sources. For example, concern about what others will think—will they
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April 17, 2023
Dr. David Hawkins
Is Your Marriage Making You Sick?
For years researchers have championed the positive aspects of being married. Healthy marriages offer us opportunities to have a partner in facing stress, a mate
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April 17, 2023
Boundaries
Narcissistic Traits or Malignant Narcissism?
No one deserves to be mistreated by another. No one! To be insulated from mistreatment, however, we must always be on the alert for those
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April 17, 2023
Emotional Abuse
How do I Know if he’s Really Changing?
Lisa had recently realized that her marriage wasn’t functioning well. She had wrapped her life around Joe, managing the house, the kids, and the schedule
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April 17, 2023
Emotional Abuse
Narcissism and Emotional Abuse: Paying Attention to Your Path
Many of our blogs identify the narcissist as “him” and the victim as “her.” While most of our content leans that way, and most of
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April 17, 2023
Dr. David Hawkins
A Word to the Helpers: How to Spot A Covert Abuser
As I frequently say, covert abuse is an epidemic we must face. We must become informed and trained to reach out and intervene in situations
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April 17, 2023
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