abuse tactics

Keeping Abuse A Secret, Why Victims Don’t Share

  One reason victims don’t share and thereby keep their abuse a secret, is that they know they won’t be believed. They have grown up within relationships where their voice is not respected, so they think “If I tell it won’t be believed.” In this video I explain the importance of telling others. With You in...

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Abusers Love Information

Those who misuse control over others are often extreme information gatherers. They then use that to position themselves with more control. At first it seems an innocent gathering of information but later reveals the twisted issues connected to their domination of another. In this video clip, I provide a point of view that may help you...

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Straw Thinking

Clients have often asked me to explain why their spouse, the controller, gets so focused on such trivial issues. It is because of what I call “Straw Thinking”. When the controller is so focused on such a narrow issue as though they have to make it their own “Custard’s Last Stand”, they lose track of what is important. They...

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Multi-Tasking, Congruity, and Double Mindedness

Controllers are adept at mixing the good with the bad. Double-Mindedness is presented as multi-tasking and congruity. In this video I touch on the way they really are and expose the way to distinguish their differences. Recognizing those differences can help you resist being caught up in the deception of a controller’s mindless...

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It Is Here – All About Power and Control

I am very excited! My very first book is now published and ready to be shared. In just a few days it will be available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and others. If you would like to be notified as soon as the link is ready, please sign up on the left hand side for my thought of the week and personal...

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