by Loren Keeling | Jan 26, 2026 | Toxic Relationships
5 Shocking Tactics of Hidden Emotional Abuse The most effective cage isn’t built of steel bars; it’s built of unprecedented kindness. It doesn’t start with shouting, insults, or control. It starts with gestures of profound understanding and a sense...
by Loren Keeling | Dec 29, 2025 | Toxic Relationships
Surviving the “Wednesday Girl” Confession & Betrayal Trauma. December 26th marks the eighth anniversary of a day that shattered my world and irrevocably changed the course of my life. The raw, poignant energy of that specific December is perfectly...
by Loren Keeling | Dec 23, 2025 | Toxic Relationships
5 Shocking Truths Behind Narcissistic ‘Future Faking’ The Seductive Illusion of ‘Someday’ Have you ever been in a relationship that felt like a beautiful dream of the future, yet the reality of the present was confusing and painful? One moment, your...
by Loren Keeling | Oct 6, 2025 | Toxic Relationships
My lived experience. I now call the abrupt termination of the relationship a four-sentence discard speech. Here are the words he used to end a relationship that spanned eleven years. In fact he denied that we had a relationship. I now do not want to refer to it as a...
by Loren Keeling | Mar 12, 2025 | Toxic Relationships
Life-altering changes. The effects of betrayal can include shock, loss and grief, morbid preoccupation, damaged self-esteem, self-doubting, and anger. Not infrequently, they produce life-altering changes. No matter how strong we are, betrayal hurts; if not checked,...
