What a mess! Healing is messy AF and wildly unpopular with those who are offended by the idea you have something to heal from. It is bananas.
How Contempt Gets Modeled and Inherited What happens when alignment with one parent supports the rejection of the other? What I’m experiencing with my son doesn’t feel like a sudden…
When pain makes it impossible to stay in my role, It’s as if I’ve tripped an invisible wire—and it unleashes a silent detonation beneath the surface, warning:Forget your place—and pay.“Who do you…
The Distortion: “If you’re hurting, it’s because you’re weak or defective—not because I hurt you.” So when someone like this does cause harm: They don’t see themselves as responsible. They…
Stonewalling breaks me. Stonewalling breaks me. I don’t bounce back from it. But I’ve repeatedly and predictably returned for more. Hopefully, for the last time. The silent treatment and banishment…