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Love and Abuse

Love and Abuse

By: Paul Colaianni
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 Helping you identify toxic communication, emotional abuse, manipulation, and other forms of bad behavior in relationships. Love and Abuse gives you the perspective of both the victim and the perpetrator. Full of tips and advice for your friendships, family, love life, and marriage. You'll learn about covert abusive communication that takes away your power. And you'll discover how to pinpoint the specific toxic behaviors, such as narcissistic abuse and verbal abuse, before you are dragged into a game so deep you come out a shell of your former self. Love and Abuse is the official podcast of The M.E.A.N. Workbook, an assessment and healing guide to help you evaluate the emotionally abusive and manipulative patterns in your relationship. Get the guide that will tell you exactly what's happening in your relationship over at loveandabuse.com. Transcripts available upon request: https://loveandabuse.com/contact/Copyright loveandabuse.com The Overwhelmed Brain, LLC Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • When someone wants to change who you are

    When someone wants to change who you are
    May 20 2025

    The one-off difficulties in relationships are perfectly normal for everyone. They're not welcome, necessarily, but normal. But what happens when the "one-offs" become systemic? What happens when they are non-stop? That's when changes are inevitable.

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    35 mins
  • The empty threats that keep the abuse cycle alive

    The empty threats that keep the abuse cycle alive
    Apr 30 2025

    When they threaten to leave or take something away from you, but they never follow through, expect them to repeat that behavior indefinitely. Empty threats are effective on those who fear them coming true. There is a way to stop the empty threats (but you probably won't like it).
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    33 mins
  • Trying to figure out who the emotionally abusive person really is in the relationship

    Trying to figure out who the emotionally abusive person really is in the relationship
    Apr 15 2025

    You'd think it'd be easy to figure out: The hurtful one is the abusive one. But what happens when the victim gets convinced they are the abuser? Determining that while in the abuse cycle can sometimes be very difficult. However, I make it very clear in this episode.

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    42 mins
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thank you so much for teaching me techniques in dealing with emotional abuse. it's hard to admit how blind I've been for such a long period of time. you're giving me the tools to set boundaries. thank you. thank you! I can't say that enough.

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Paul has shed light on so many aspects of my life I do not know where to begin. Just listen to any one episode and discover for yourself. He has saved my life - more than once.

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If you want to learn what has been going on in your relationship that has left you wondering "Who does this sort of thing?", "Why are they treating me this way?" "Why am I so confused about who they are?" you are in the right place. Paul is a huge help to people like us.

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