If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, there are resources available. The National Domestic Violence Hotline can help you find resources and information.

For those of you who are interested in learning more about recognizing coercive tactics, here are a few terms to get you started:

Love Bombing

Breadcrumbing

Gaslighting

Not all relationships that trip your internal alarm system involve evil monsters that need to be destroyed with fire. Everything is a matter of degree. Some people have learned these tactics from a formative relationship and need help understanding that these action shave negative consequences. (And sometimes that negative consequence is you keeping your distance!).

HOWEVER, the exercise today is about introspection and self awareness. If you have a relationship like this in your past... congratulate yourself for having it in your past! Use this week's exercise to uncover your strengths- your intuition, your instincts and your survival skills. You can trust in those attributes moving forward.

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