by bdotson2020 | Feb 6, 2024 | Dating, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Love, Relationships
DATING AFTER A TOXIC EX: HOW DO I TELL IF SOMEONE IS EMOTIONALLY AVAILABLE? You ACE it in your career. You show up with bells on for your kids. You’re the shoulder to cry on for so many. But you’ve never had a healthy, safe, satisfying relationship....
by bdotson2020 | Jan 25, 2024 | Dating, Healthy Relationships, Love, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Relationships, Self Worth, Toxic Relationship recovery
HOW TO DATE WHEN YOU FEAR DATING (and picking another “narcissist”) You’ve taken YEARS off dating after your Ex to heal. You focused on your career. On you. Your kids. And when you finally felt “ready” to date and hopped online… You...
by bdotson2020 | Jan 18, 2024 | Boundaries, Breakups, Dating, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Love, Mindfulness, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Relationships, Trauma Recovery
3 SIGNS YOUR CONTROL ISSUES ARE SABOTAGING YOUR LOVE LIFE It may sound ironic to think that you have control issues. Â You may have been with a really controlling Ex. Who you at times, you still feel triggered by, especially if you have a...
by bdotson2020 | Jan 11, 2024 | Breakups, Dating, Healthy Relationships, Life Change, Life Transition, Love, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, Relationships, Self Worth
You gave your heart and soul to this person. Blood, sweat and tears. Oh the tears. Yes, you sensed red flags right away. BUT, the sabotaging inner child inside of you, overrode all logic, succumbed to the love bombing and honeymoon phase… And here...
by bdotson2020 | Jan 4, 2024 | Love, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
It doesn’t add up. You’re educated. You have a great career. You love what you do. You have a nice home. Your kids go to good schools. You’re part of a running club. On paper, you’ve got your ish together. So...
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...