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16 Sep TWO THINGS to Avoid When Dating. They Might Surprise You!

Posted at 16:37h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 0 Comments

Hello Love Ninja -- I'm about to deliver the best dating advice for people who feel clueless and seem to crash and brun. Searing Epiphany #1: Sharing Intimate Details Isn't Intimacy What's the most intimate thing you've revealed to a seat mate on a long airplane flight?...

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addicted to love

05 Oct Addicted to Love? (The Bad Kind) 7 Triggers & the Antidotes!

Posted at 19:05h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles, Relationship & Recovery Tools, Sex & Love Addiction by Shannon 1 Comment

"I know I need to end this relationship, but I texted him three times yesterday. Why did I do that? What's wrong with me?" -- says someone addicted to Love This is a common refrain from many of my private clients. These are loving, considerate, intelligent...

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healing toxic shame

18 Jan One Simple Exercise to get to Codependent No More!

Posted at 20:42h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 0 Comments

Healing Toxic Shame Can Heal Your Life As a Twelve-Step recovery coach I've found the journals I kept during the years I dated a narcissist (whom I sometimes delightfully refer to as an Asshat) to be an incredibly helpful tool for coaching clients who're also in...

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breaking the cycle of abuse

13 Jun Are You Making the One Mistake That Keeps You From Breaking the Cycle of Abuse?

Posted at 22:49h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 0 Comments

She wants a family, but this keeps her from breaking the cycle of abuse. My client Margaret has been stuck in a dead-end, emotionally abusive relationship with Colin for several years and is desperate to unstick herself. She turns thirty-six this fall and her ovaries are impatiently tapping...

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09 Dec Week 14: ARP (Trait #3 Low Self-Esteem)

Posted at 21:29h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 2 Comments

Hello, Fellow Recovery Ninjas, It's Week 14 of the Asshat Recovery Program! If you're just arriving for the first time you'll want to start your journey HERE. This week is Character Trait #3 found in partners of Asshats:   The dreaded LOW SELF-ESTEEM. Low Self-Esteem isn't just for middle schoolers...

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27 Nov Week 13: ARP (Trait #2 Love Addiction)

Posted at 20:44h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles, Sex & Love Addiction by Shannon 2 Comments

what self-destructive patterns keep us from living a purpose-driven life. Today is Week 13 in my Asshat Recovery Program, so if you're just arriving for the first time, you'll want to start your journey HERE . This week we're looking at Character Trait #2 found in partners...

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27 Oct Week 12: ARP (Trait #1 Family of Origin Dysfunction)

Posted at 17:43h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 0 Comments

Over ten posts I'm going to reveal and describe the 10 common traits in partners of Asshats/Toxic People. This week we have: Trait #1 -- A Generational Susceptibility to Toxic People Like all forms of abuse, from the minor … unpredictability and inconsistency, to the most extreme...

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self esteem

12 Oct Week 11: ARP (The Girl Who Lived)

Posted at 17:26h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles, Dealing With Narcissists by Shannon 7 Comments

Over the next 10 weeks, I want to share: 10 Character Traits in People who are Susceptible to Toxic, or Emotionally Abusive Relationships. But first, I need to tell you the story of a girl I envied.  The Girl Who Lived When I was dating Mr. Cruelly Handsome,...

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Why do women take cheaters back

08 Sep 5 Reasons Women Take Cheaters Back

Posted at 19:12h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 0 Comments

This article appeared first in The Huffington Post Women's section. The question of whether Ben Affleck did or did not cheat with the nanny on his soon-to-be ex-wife Jennifer Garner has gotten me wondering; how many times Jen must've taken him back over the years and...

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14 Jul Week 1: The Asshat Recovery Program (A Questionnaire, do you Qualify?)

Posted at 18:25h in Asshat Red Flags, Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 7 Comments

Welcome to my How to Avoid Toxic Relationships to Find Real Love Tutorial. Over the next several months we'll be working together to discover if you're in a toxic relationship and, if so, how to extricate yourself in order to find the love that will help...

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