Many believe that when there is an estrangement between a parent and a child, even an adult child, it must be the parent’s fault. But that’s not always the case! As I talked about last week, you should not deny your child visits with his/her father. But sadly, I’ve heard from a lot of women – at least once a…
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Sadly, keeping custody of your child after divorce is no longer a given in many countries. Women are facing the fact that an abuser and/or narcissist can win custody, with just a few lies, claiming he’s being denied parental rights, or with enough power and money. (That’s why I always suggest the book, “Splitting” to my clients who have this…
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The day I got married, I did not love myself. I thought I did, but I was just in love with the idea of being loved… while loving someone else, more than I loved myself. I assumed that was how it was supposed to be. Caught by the trap of not seeing that love-bombing, because it’s so intense, is not the…
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Do you ever have dreams where you’re falling? I do. And I usually wake up as soon as I start to fall. I physically jump, shake and take a deep breath… I’m okay! Thinking my muscles just needed to relax. Last week I had one that was a little different for all the other ones that I’ve had before. I was…
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Contrary to what most of us believe about abuse… and even “domestic violence“… the sight of a woman who’s being punched in the face and kicked in the ribs while her husband threatens to kill her is not the only form. That would be at the extreme end of a spectrum known as partner abuse. Most abusers never have to hit,…
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