Ssssh! Your Secrets Are Never Safe With A Hijackal
Of course, you want the intimacy that is part of a loving relationship, especially the emotional intimacy of having that one special person who knows
7 Ways To Keep Your Passive-Aggressive Partner From Driving You Nuts
Is someone’s passive-aggressive behavior driving you crazy? You feel the energetic hit of her toxic behavior, but then you question yourself. The receiving end of passive-aggressive behavior
Handling the Horrors of Hijackal In-Laws
Whether they are your in-laws (parents or siblings), or your adult children’s in-laws, you can feel frustrated, infuriated, diminished, dismissed, or downright denied by in-laws
The TRUTH Behind Why Your “Good Guy” Turned “Bad”
Hijackals — chronically difficult people — are chameleons. They will be just what you want them to be … and that’s the beginning of the path to feeling trapped. IfIt’s like
How to Protect Your Own Happiness During the Holidays
It can be difficult to navigate holiday celebrations when you have family members who are narcissistic or emotionally deficient. That puts your own holiday happiness
Are You Overcoming Codependence? 10 things you need to stop saying to yourself.
Good for you! Recognizing codependent self-talk is a super important part of overcoming unhealthy emotional reliance on others…particularly those Hijackal others!!! Reflect on these ten
Is All or Nothing Thinking RUINING Your Relationship?
Understanding how “all or nothing” or “black and white” thinking divides your relationship and reduces the possibilities for growing towards each other is EYE-OPENING. It’s
How & Why to STOP ENABLING a Hijackal
You are likely anxious, feeling unsafe, angry, and exhausted from life with a relentless difficult Hijackal. Understanding enabling and knowing how to stop–beginning with small
Why “Suffering In Silence” Needlessly Ruins Good Relationships
I don’t know about all discontent married people, but the ones I’ve worked with are fooling themselves. They may think they are nobly “suffering in
Dealing with EMPATHY-DEFICIENT People
There’s that person who seems incapable–and, also unwilling–to ever put themselves in your shoes, right? Or, that person who doesn’t want to hear anything about