How do you handle verbal abuse? We all have all kinds of relationships...some nurturing, others destructive, and others in between. We need all of our relationships in order to learn and develop. We all learn to separate the good connections from … [Read more...]
A Healthy Response to an Anger Attack
Very often, people express their anger by “venting” so releasing their boil of unhappy emotions by verbally exploding. The explosion makes the angry person feel good temporarily by decreasing the pressure inside and making the angry person feel a … [Read more...]
Trusting Yourself after Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is meant to hurt emotionally, of course, but it also hurts intellectually. It begins to make the victim wonder if the words and actions are warranted. Always questioning whether the abusive behavior is deserved. Eventually this … [Read more...]
Fighting Again? Find Out If Your Relationship Is Do, or Die
We talk a lot about managing your differences and learning to see them as opportunities to grow as a couple. Quite often, subjective things like “opposite personalities” are opportunities to express respect and trust, and don’t have to be what breaks … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Work Aggression Spread to Your Home
Today we’ll highlight an issue that affects most of us: balancing workplace conflict with our home life. We’re all guilty of letting our frustration at work spread to our homes, but do we always notice it? And what are the effects? Here’s an … [Read more...]
