by Loren Keeling | Feb 13, 2023 | Toxic Relationships
Negotiation vs Conflict October 2020 Phillips Email Communication – October 5th I received another long email from Phillip. His final words in the email told me he would go to court to have me evicted from his house, “Be in no doubt that under those...
by Loren Keeling | Jan 30, 2023 | Toxic Relationships
Any domestic abuse that occurs in a relationship is about power and control. Abusers terrorize and intimidate their targets they also confuse and devalue you as a person. They use the relationship for their own purpose. Don’t make excuses for their...
by Loren Keeling | Jan 9, 2023 | Toxic Relationships
Domestic abuse is a serious and all too common problem that affects millions of individuals and families around the world. It can take many forms, including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse, and can leave victims feeling isolated, afraid, and with...
by Loren Keeling | Dec 27, 2022 | Toxic Relationships
QUOTE“Wondering why all the narcissistic abuse survivors around you are so angry all the time? It’s because they’re healing and beginning to understand some brutal truths about who they are, who they could have been, and what it will take to get them to a...
by Loren Keeling | Dec 12, 2022 | Mindset
YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF ME – Poem by Robin Mitchell-Sandeen You are not worthy of my love. You are not worthy of my respect. I can move on and forgive you, but I never will forget. To heal I must remind myself of who I used to be and of all that you have put me...
by Loren Keeling | Dec 5, 2022 | Toxic Relationships
Families You do not choose your family, families are created. So my adult daughter tells her Aunt. “She is no Mother to me”. (AKA Me) Well, I guess everyone has an opinion. Then her Aunt says, “I’m SELFISH”. Well, I guess that’s another...
by Loren Keeling | Nov 21, 2022 | Toxic Relationships
I have experienced what I term three Ds in relationship endings 1. Divorce 2. Death of my partner 3. Discard as in the abrupt termination of the relationship by the other person. So today I want to talk about these three D’s relationship endings. Divorce I had...
by Loren Keeling | Nov 14, 2022 | Toxic Relationships
Betrayal, a form of emotional abuse, can cause PTSD. Symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares & impaired sleeping, depression, anxiety, brain fog, distrust, dissociation, are common. Betrayed partners often feel as if their reality has been shaken to its core.—...
by Loren Keeling | Nov 12, 2022 | Toxic Relationships
Open letter to the Ex. You want to win at all costs. Dear Ex But those costs are very high, not just monetary, but the cost of time, energy, and emotional welfare. Stress is a known precursor to illness and that can be minor ailments to major forms of...
by Loren Keeling | Oct 12, 2022 | Toxic Relationships
Why do women stay in a marriage or relationship that is toxic or abusive? They love their partner. They make excuses, he’s in pain, he’s frustrated, he’s got a lot of stress, his diabetic illness and low blood sugar cause him to say those hurtful things. They...
