140 Episodes

  1. Trying to figure out who the emotionally abusive person really is in the relationship

    Published: 4/15/2025

  2. When a relationship is not a relationship

    Published: 3/26/2025

  3. Don't lock yourself into a worse situation

    Published: 3/12/2025

  4. Why abusive people need to maintain power and control over you

    Published: 2/21/2025

  5. Those who hurt you have poor coping skills so give them a break... right?

    Published: 2/5/2025

  6. The gradual shift from who you were to who you became in the emotionally abusive relationship

    Published: 1/29/2025

  7. The growing resentment that can build when their hurtful behaviors never end

    Published: 1/8/2025

  8. Are you the reason someone is hurtful to you?

    Published: 12/11/2024

  9. When someone destroys what makes you happy

    Published: 11/26/2024

  10. What makes taking a break from the relationship work?

    Published: 11/12/2024

  11. When you can barely take care of yourself let alone give them what they want

    Published: 9/20/2024

  12. When they shower you with love after they've done bad behavior

    Published: 8/22/2024

  13. When you decide enough is enough - the first step isn't the last

    Published: 7/13/2024

  14. What change really looks like when the emotional abuser heals

    Published: 6/6/2024

  15. Feeling discarded when they leave the relationship

    Published: 5/22/2024

  16. When the emotional abuser reaches back out after they've healed and changed

    Published: 4/25/2024

  17. Time with yourself is not only necessary, its required

    Published: 4/15/2024

  18. Emotionally abusive behavior is also physically painful

    Published: 3/27/2024

  19. When the good you do for them leads nowhere

    Published: 3/22/2024

  20. A clever manipulation tactic that makes you believe you are the problem

    Published: 3/2/2024

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Helping you identify toxic communication, emotional abuse, manipulation, and other forms of bad behavior in relationships. Love and Abuse gives you the perspective of both the victim and the perpetrator. Full of tips and advice for your friendships, family, love life, and marriage. You'll learn about covert abusive communication that takes away your power. And you'll discover how to pinpoint the specific toxic behaviors, such as narcissistic abuse and verbal abuse, before you are dragged into a game so deep you come out a shell of your former self. Love and Abuse is the official podcast of The M.E.A.N. Workbook, an assessment and healing guide to help you evaluate the emotionally abusive and manipulative patterns in your relationship. Get the guide that will tell you exactly what's happening in your relationship over at loveandabuse.com. Transcripts available upon request: https://loveandabuse.com/contact/