Does Your Relationship Suffer Toxic Conflict? Our culture talks about conflict in a multitude of ways… normalizing damaging behaviors, labeling others as narcissistic, abusive, toxic, etc. Many of us were raised in homes where conflict escalated into something worse than unhealthy and actually became damaging because it was toxic. According to Partners in Prevention: If …
Tag: verbal abuse
search shows verbal aggression and conflict damages kids (if you are also yelling, you are contributing) – and it takes two to make it happen. Let’s become women of strength & dignity and raise the standard of behavior for ourselves and everyone around us, including our husbands.
3 things you MUST KNOW when dealing with conflict
Are you aware of the 3 things you must know when dealing with conflict? I’m an adjunct professor of interpersonal communication and public speaking courses at Cincinnati State College. One of my students stopped me after class the other day and asked if he could pick my brain about how he wanted to help his …
If you are feeling worthless or alone in your marriage…
If you are feeling worthless and alone in your marriage, I want to give you HOPE today. Even if your marriage is “okay.” Especially if your marriage is “awful.” And really if your marriage is “full of conflict,” “mean-ness,” hurt, or even verbal/emotional abuse. And I hope that if you understand what I’m about to …
God Can Change Your Marriage in 2017
Do you believe God can change your marriage in 2017? That’s half the battle, right there. Because maybe, just maybe, you’ve given up hope. What if the mess your marriage is in exists because of a number of God-created and poorly humanly handled circumstances and responses? Here’s what we know to be true, things that …