maintaining your boundaries
Saying No to “Shoulds” & Toxic Shame
Who has told you what to do and how to do it? Who told you who you are and what you’re worth? Did it include
May 9, 2022
Saying No to “Shoulds” & Toxic Shame
Who has told you what to do and how to do it? Who told you who you are and what you’re worth? Did it include
Why Hijackals Demand Enmeshment
So confusing to be with a demanding person! Worse to be with a demanding Hijackal who feels entitled to take center stage while walking over
Crazy-making? Oh, yes. Hijackals and other narcissistic folks can create havoc. You start second-guessing yourself, and even questioning your sanity. You can’t tell which end
2 Crazy-Making Patterns Hijackals Use to Confuse
How do Hijackals make you second-guess yourself and question your sanity? Basic to them doing that is the two patterns in this episode of Save
Recognizing the Emotional Abuse of Chronic Criticism
Live with someone or raised by someone who was always finding fault? Always against something? Always putting you down? The wear and tear of these
Are You Told You’re Too Sensitive? [Hijackal® Hacks]
A person you care about says something mean, belittling or discouraging. You say, “Ouch!” Are you then told you’re too sensitive!” Do you hear that
The SHAME Of It All: Narcissistic, Over-Nurturing Or Needy?
Shame is a painful emotion caused by recognizing guilt, shortcomings or impropriety, and the basis for narcissistic, over-nurturing, and needy behaviors. It’s SO important to
4 Debilitating Responses to Emotional Abuse
When you recognize that it is emotional abuse that is driving these four debilitating–and, therefore, unhealthy–responses to how you’re being treated (or have been treated,
Know If You’re Caring, Caretaking Or Enabling!
You may be confusing these terms and keeping yourself stuck in an emotionally abusive relationship. When your self-talk rationalizes your behavior by confusing caring for
Recognize These 11 Traits of Emotional Immaturity
You cannot get blood from a stone, and you cannot get emotional intimacy with a Hijackal. Yes, in the beginning of the relationship, they do