by bdotson2020 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dating, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Relationships
You’ve worked hard in your life to be successful in your career. To have the comforts of taking vacations. Shopping at Whole Foods if you want. Or even putting your kids in the best schools. But one problem has followed you around your WHOLE...
by bdotson2020 | Apr 8, 2022 | Anxiety, Dating, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Intuition, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Self Worth, Trust
You, more than anyone, know your disappointing track record in love. You’re a single, driven, high achieving woman who’s successful in your career.To someone looking at you from the outside, you have your ish together EXCEPT for love. In romantic...
by bdotson2020 | Jan 12, 2021 | Boundaries, Dating, Healthy Relationships, Love, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Self Worth, Toxic Relationship recovery
A really common “re-entry” problem many smart women face is returning to dating again after divorce or long, unhealthy relationship…only to find they’re repeating history. Attracting emotionally unavailable men. Push, pull. Still married. Only...
by bdotson2020 | Dec 17, 2020 | Boundaries, Dating, Love, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Relationships, Self Worth, Toxic Relationship recovery
Nothing feels more gut wrenching than going No Contact with a “soulmate” who you were sure was the ONE. Or keeping the boundary 3 months later, when you’re just getting your life back…and they come sweeping in, professing their undying...
by bdotson2020 | Nov 18, 2020 | Dating, Healthy Relationships, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Toxic Relationship recovery
An extremely common response to leaving a toxic relationship is to take time off from relationships… And work on the relationship with yourself. Healing in therapy, researching, soul-searching… Doing all the things to FIND YOURSELF AGAIN. Eventually you...
by bdotson2020 | May 22, 2020 | Dating, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Love, Relationships, Self Worth
It’s not about more therapy to rehash your childhood (AGAIN)… It’s not about learning attachment theory and pinpointing which one YOU are, and which one your dates are and which one you should be going for… It’s not about your age, whether...
