CHANGING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
Noticing and adjusting your thoughts is an important mental health skill for everyone. Change negative thinking and you’ll change your life.
CENTERING SELF-CARE TO REGAIN YOUR RIGHTS AND POWER
/in Coercive Control, Empowerment, Growth, Mindfulness, Self-esteem and Confidence /by JenniferCentering self-care de-stresses and connects you to your emotions and thoughts. This creates a resilient buffer from all stress, including abuse. By regaining your former self-care methods and perhaps adding new ones, you can reconnect with yourself and regain your power.
PARTNERS’ DOMINATION BELIEFS LEAD TO 1) Abuse 2) Submission
/in Coercive Control, Coercive relationships, Controlling Relationships, Empowerment, Socialization /by JenniferLooking at the assumptions that underlie coercive control helps explain why your partner behaves abusively. Sometimes they admit these beliefs, but mostly it’s their behavior that shows you what they believe.
CALLING OUT ABUSE TO HEAL CONFUSION, SHAME, AND SADNESS
/in Coercive Control, Coercive relationships, Controlling Relationships, Domestic Abuse, Empowerment, Growth, Intimate Partner Violence /by JenniferCalling out abuse means naming what happened” as abuse, coercive control, gaslighting, intimate partner violence, domestic abuse—whatever term feels right to you. It includes acknowledging that the person you love is willing to harm you. This will hurt! However, it’s the beginning step toward freedom.
HOW TO EMPOWER YOURSELF WHEN AN INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSES YOU
/in Assertiveness, Coercive Control, Domestic Abuse, Empowerment, Growth, Intimate Partner Violence, Mindfulness, Self-esteem and Confidence /by JenniferThis blog is the beginning of a seven-part series regarding therapeutic basics that I found addressed survivors’ concerns and encouraged post-traumatic growth. Each of my next six blogs will go into more depth. I think you will find they help you to empower yourself.
RELATIONSHIP RECOVERY AFTER BETRAYAL
/in Betrayal, Growth, Relationships, Uncategorized /by JenniferRecovery together or apart requires accountability, ability to look at one’s self, a willingness to let go and forgive if staying together, or a willingness to rebuild trust in yourself and others if the relationship doesn’t continue.
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