Love and Abuse

Paul Colaianni

  • 29 minutes 47 seconds
    Are you the reason someone is hurtful to you?

    What is the cause of mistreatment in a relationship? Do you think it's possible you are reason someone is hurting you or trying to change you? If so, you need to listen to this episode. There are many reasons this is happening, but...

    11 December 2024, 9:40 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    When someone destroys what makes you happy

    What do you do when someone shatters something that brought you joy? In this episode, I talk about understanding your limits in relationships and recognizing when resilience becomes a liability rather than a strength. It's important you know how to navigate toward making the right decisions for you and those you love.  

    26 November 2024, 2:58 am
  • 43 minutes 25 seconds
    What makes taking a break from the relationship work?

    Is there a path out of being stuck in the whirlwind of a toxic relationship? Maybe taking a step back and out of the situation a while will help you gain clarity and reconnect with yourself. What happens when you never get away from the toxicity, though? Can you ever get a clear mind? 

    12 November 2024, 12:16 am
  • 40 minutes 47 seconds
    When you can barely take care of yourself let alone give them what they want

    What if you're doing all you can to maintain your own health and well-being but you have someone in your life who a consistent drain on your mental and emotional health? Can you rebuild your energy or do you have to accept that it may never stop and you may have to make tougher choices about the relationship?

    20 September 2024, 2:12 am
  • 49 minutes 33 seconds
    When they shower you with love after they've done bad behavior

    How can you tell if your partner’s affection is genuine or a manipulation tactic? Love bombing usually takes place at the beginning of a relationship to create a strong bond between an abusive person and their victim. But it can also be used to get away with bad behavior in long-term relationships as well. 

    22 August 2024, 1:41 am
  • 17 minutes 44 seconds
    When you decide enough is enough - the first step isn't the last

    The victim of abusive behavior will eventually reach their breaking point. In that moment, they finally feel like they can take their life back. But they may still not be out of the woods yet during the transition from victim to empowered. 

    13 July 2024, 5:25 pm
  • 38 minutes 35 seconds
    What change really looks like when the emotional abuser heals

    The healed former emotional abuser looks a lot different than the person they used to be. If you've ever accepted a hurtful person back into your life after they said they've changed but notice after a short while that their old behaviors are creeping back in, you might have missed an important clue that they haven't changed at all. 

    6 June 2024, 1:27 am
  • 30 minutes 39 seconds
    Feeling discarded when they leave the relationship

    Why does it seem so easy for some people to leave a relationship, get into another one, and act as if the one they were in didn't mean anything?

    If you've felt discarded and can't stop thinking about what you did wrong, this episode is a good reminder of everything you were doing right. 

    22 May 2024, 10:37 pm
  • 24 minutes 34 seconds
    When the emotional abuser reaches back out after they've healed and changed

    When the emotional abuser apologizes and tries to make amends with their ex-partner after they've done a lot of personal growth and development, should they expect a response from their ex? Is that expecting too much? Or is it time for all to move on and start anew?

    25 April 2024, 11:34 pm
  • 28 minutes 47 seconds
    Time with yourself is not only necessary, its required

    You give, you adapt, and you change who you are almost to your very core... to what end? When you are overly compassionate to others, you might actually be taking away from yourself. This is as harmful to your mind as a lack of sleep is to your body. 

    15 April 2024, 11:53 pm
  • 19 minutes 31 seconds
    Emotionally abusive behavior is also physically painful

    Victims of emotional abuse can experience physical pain from all the trauma, potentially leading to increased tolerance and resilience of harm. They can gradually lose their identity due to the abuser’s actions, becoming a shell of their former selves. 

    27 March 2024, 8:27 pm
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