Hey, sis! Long time, no talk. I took a summer sabbatical, which wasn’t intended to go beyond September. But I’m back today with a special pop-up episode. As we go into another year, let’s not just examine our financial, physical or career goals. Albeit those are important, we also need to look at other areas of our lives. 

Mental health. 

Prioritizing our time. 

Making rest a necessity.

 Implementing self-care.

And assessing the health of our relationships. Yes, we need #RelationshipGoals.

Not the ones celebrated on IG or celeb couples folks long to emulate. I’m talking about making the decision to evaluate the quality of relationships with those around us. Whether it’s romantically, among friends, in the workplace, within a membership organization, unhealthy relationships can exist in various spaces. A recent buzzword regarding these types of interactions is “toxic”. One definition from Merriam-Webster describes toxic as “extremely harsh, malicious, or harmful.” 

And toxic behavior is harmful to one’s well-being; it can be a form of emotional abuse. 

While there may not be bruises on the body, there is hurt beyond the surface. Whether if it’s derogatory language, stonewalling or gas lighting, these actions within the confinement of a relationship is damaging  to the person on the receiving end.

In this episode, we chop it up with Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Nadirah Habeebullah. She is the owner of Healing Our Trauma, which specializes in trauma and attachment therapy services. We discuss the signs of toxic relationships, how to identify harmful patterns, the impact of emotional trauma and more. 

So lean in for “Sis, it's Toxic: Identifying Unhealthy and Abusive Relationships.”