Breaking Free from Toxic Relationship Patterns
Toxic individuals do not have a classified mental disorder, but some mental disorders, such as personality or bipolar disorders, can...
When Passive Aggressive Behavior Escalates to Emotional Abuse
Whether you've been married for two weeks or twenty years, living with a passive-aggressive partner transforms what might have seemed...
Infidelity Isn’t The Only Action That Destroys Trust
Most couples consider honesty and trust to be the most crucial qualities in a potential partner. When trust is shattered during dating,...
Can Your Marriage Survive Infidelity?
While movies and romance novels often portray cheating as the ultimate demise of a marriage, it's important to recognize that many...
When Inconsistency Becomes a Form of Emotional Abuse
In the news and tabloids we’ve recently been exposed to word about the troubled marriage between Tom Brady and Giselle Bundchen. While...
When Does Post-Break Up Communication Become Emotionally Abusive?
With the recent break up of Kim Kardashian and Kayne West, legal and mental health concerns have been brought to the forefront. The...
Understanding and Preventing 5 Types of Infidelity
Marriage is most vulnerable the first two years of married life. After that, there are specific times that marriage is threatened, and...
5 Signs of Emotional Abuse
Every day it seems as though a woman is found missing and the boyfriend is a prime suspect. The latest victim is Gabby Petito. The...
Love Bombing: How to spot it and escape
Love bombing, a manipulative behavior that utilizes excessive flattery to control an unsuspecting potential partner, is the antithesis of...
Why do good people stay in bad relationships?
As a clinical psychotherapist, I see couples who do not belong together. There are individuals who tolerate being screamed at or insulted...