This post is written mostly from personal experience. It addresses a topic that generally leads me to start talking to myself: "Jeff, how could you have been so stupid? Why didn't you realize what that person was a long, long time ago?" You know that kind of self-talk I bet. But I think that we… Continue reading Abusers Expose Themselves: Some Early Warning Signs to Watch for
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Untangling
A survivor and I were talking about how her refusal to reconcile with her abuser might get her ex-communicated from her beloved church. Her feelings reminded me of untangling from X and his parents. Here are some of the things I wrote to my friend: Leaving X didn't just cost me the marriage, the house,… Continue reading Untangling
