What are the signs you grew up in a toxic family? I grew up in a toxic family, but thought it was normal. It was only when I left home and started sharing stories with friends and partners, I realized how different my childhood was. Often, the effects of living…
How do you spot the signs your relationship is under spiritual attack? Most couples face difficulties during their relationship, whether it’s financial worries or emotional challenges. No one is perfect. You can work through problems with love and commitment, but how do you identify spiritual challenges? A spiritual attack is…
Passive-aggressive behavior is a way of expressing negative emotions like anger or annoyance through indirect ways like sarcasm, fake flattery, procrastination or ignoring someone. These negative emotions come across as passive aggressive phrases. For example, let’s say I always buy you a birthday present, and this year you forgot to…
Does physical contact make you uncomfortable? Are you embarrassed by emotional outbursts? Do you wish you had more close relationships but you’re afraid of being abandoned? If you can relate to this, you may have grown up with emotionally unavailable parents, but these are the consequences. What are the signs?…
It’s comforting to think of guardian angels guiding and protecting us from beyond the physical world, but how do we know they are there? Guardian angels are believed to exist in the spiritual world and resonate at a different frequency to us. For this reason, they cannot use traditional forms…
It’s easy to spot the obvious signs a relationship is over, but what about subtle signs? Unless something drastic happens like an affair or abuse, people don’t just walk away suddenly, there’s usually a gradual decline in both physical and emotional intimacy. In this article, I want to examine the…
With hindsight, a narcissist’s mind games are plain to see. However, it’s much harder to spot them at the beginning of a relationship. Narcissists use a variety of manipulation techniques. For instance, love bombing hooks you in initially. Then they keep you dangling with hot and cold behaviors designed to…
I’ve had the misfortune of meeting a few manipulative types in my life. One was my controlling-coercive ex-partner, and the other was a ‘friend’ that lied about practically everything. Each had their own techniques and tricks. My ex would undermine my confidence and isolate me. My friend was a pathological…