208: Emotional Manipulation In Your Relationship

Emotional manipulation by your partner is a powerful tool that can have negative impacts on your relationship and well being. Listen to today's show to learn how your partner might be emotionally manipulating you and how to deal with it.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to recognize emotional manipulation and its various forms that include stonewalling, shutting down and gas lighting

How to communicate with your partner regarding their emotional manipulation

Recognizing that your partner has an agenda with their use of emotional manipulation

How to deal with the 'silent treatment'

And much more!

Nancy F. Lee, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Lee is a leading practitioner of cognitive behavior therapy and specializes in a wide range of behavioral health issues ranging from depression and anxiety to male/female psychosexual desire and functioning. Her independent research has been published in the prestigious Journal of Affective Disorders and the International Journal of Eating Disorders, among others.

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