The Trap of Gaslighting and Bad Faith Arguments in Relationships
Some people play dirty during an argument. They aren’t arguing to convince you, they’re deliberately looking to confuse and wear you down. There’s a term for it: bad faith arguing and it’s a Trap. Learn the tactics and keep yourself sane.
When Being in Therapy Hasn’t “Fixed” Your Relationship
You’ve kept every appointment. You’ve read the books, worked on your communication, your codependency, your boundaries. And somehow, therapy still isn’t fixing your relationship. Maybe the focus has been on the wrong person in the relationship.
Patterns of Abusive Behavior: The Sequence is the Weapon
Patterns of abuse aren’t just a list of bad behaviors. They’re a sequence — and each behavior gets its power from its position in the order. Why most safety advice misses what’s actually happening.
What is the Cost of Rebranding Rape?
Language matters in sexual violence. When rape is rebranded (and diluted) as “sexual assault,” it changes how we understand the crime—and if perps are held accountable.
What Is a Trauma Bond? What You Need to Know
Why would someone love a person who hurts her? It’s important to know that she isn’t weak and it isn’t love. It’s a trauma bond – a manufactured attachment. There’s a lot of misunderstanding about it. Here’s what you need to know.
Rape vs Sexual Assault. Call It by Its Name
It’s called Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Not Rape Awareness Month. So… civil. So, sanitizing. And this ‘civility’ is all over the headlines, blurring the actuality of what has happened. It starts at the institutional level of the media, before a single headline is written. It’s also notable that even the campaigns designed to confront this crime can’t bring themselves to call it by its name.
Sexual Assault: The Myth That Leaves Women Most Exposed
Sexual assault is more common than most people think. But what gets said less often — and what may matter most — is that we’ve been training women for the wrong scenario entirely. The danger rarely looks like a stranger in a dark alley. And the myth that says it does isn’t just wrong. It’s leaving women exposed.
Dictators Perfected This Mind Control Tactic. Abusers Use It Too
Does your partner constantly criticize you? Are you starting think that maybe they’re right? Here’s what’s really happening: he isn’t just ‘correcting’ you. He’s controlling you. And once you get used to it, he doesn’t need to say a word – because you’ll do it to yourself. This is what mind control looks like and it’s the same in regimes and relationships.
Drink Spiking: What Parents Need to Know for Spring Break 2026
Drink spiking is one of the most underreported dangers of spring break — and one of the least discussed before kids leave home. Here’s what parents need to know for 2026: from new beach alcohol bans to GHB, Rohypnol, and Devil’s Breath, the drug most parents have never heard of