Respect Me or Get Out: Torch Song Trilogy

by | Aug 19, 2019 | accepting, boundaries, crazy making, dysfunctional family systems, emotional pain, featured, Getting Past Your Breakup, relationships, standards, Torch Song Trilogy

A perennial favorite on the blog and requested repost:   I saw this movie in the theater when it came out and I was pretty tortured and depressed at the time. I had just ended my marriage and was wrestling with my relationship with my adoptive family. I remember...
I’m Going To Stay Here And Torture You

I’m Going To Stay Here And Torture You

by | Aug 9, 2019 | abuse, abuser's remorse, abusive relationships, affirmations, anger, cheating, divorce, domestic violence, dysfunctional family systems, featured, infidelity, mind control, relationships, revenge

Backstory to this post:  Someone emailed the Mean Lady Talking podcast to say they heard me say “Take the V off your forehead” on a podcast. I didn’t remember saying that recently, but it IS a saying of mine. It was said to me when I started this...
Being the Identified Patient or Scapegoat

Being the Identified Patient or Scapegoat

by | Jul 15, 2019 | abuse, abusive relationships, dysfunctional family systems, family systems, featured, Getting Past Your Breakup, healthy relationships, hope, identified patient, relationships, scapegoat, violence

by Susan J. Elliott, J.D., M.Ed. Author: Getting Past Your Breakup: How To Turn A Devastating Loss Into The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You (Hachette Book Group 2009)Getting Back Out There: Secrets to Successful Dating and Finding Real Love After the Big Breakup...
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