Being in a constant “fight or flight” state is often the result of post-traumatic stress disorder, which has a significant physical impact on our bodies and our brains. For the many of us who have recently survived a toxic relationship, one of the aftereffects is being in a constant state...
There are so many steps to take when getting out of a toxic relationship, especially when it’s gone on for nearly 20 years, and two children are involved. For me, the hardest – and first – was finally realizing that what I considered normal was actually a distorted, unhealthy reality...
In the last couple of years of my marriage, the situation with my ex-husband had gotten so extreme that I was afraid to share any of what was happening, even with my closest friends. I had been through several rounds of couples counseling, which only made me feel more hopeless,...
Imagine you’re a veteran CIA agent, part of the Russian counterintelligence unit. One day, you show up to your office and learn that your closest colleague – someone you’ve known for twenty years – has been apprehended after it was learned that he was a Russian mole. Your mind reels...
After nearly eighteen years of a fairly stable relationship, I learned that my husband had begun an affair with a girl thirty years his junior. Stunning for anyone, yes, but more so was that my partner, whose judgment I had always respected, confessed that he and the girl had actually...
Coming to grips with the fact that you’re in a toxic relationship with a high-conflict partner is hard enough, but deciding what to do about it can be even harder. And you may be facing these decisions while you’re in an emotionally compromised state. It’s likely that you’ve been emotionally...
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If your children are being used as weapons — you’re not imagining it. This is your roadmap.