manipulative control

Keeping Abuse A Secret, Why Victims Don’t Share – Reason #2

  Another reason victims keep their abuse secret is they think it will dishonor their family or friend. I explain how that, in fact, is the lie. It is the mistreatment that is dishonoring, not the messenger. Seeking the help of others is the honorable thing to do. Telling what is true, ultimately benefits the relationship. It is only in living real that you will have the opportunity to...

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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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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’s All About Power and Control ~ New Book

In this video, Norm shares his excitement over the upcoming publication of his new book, “It’s all about Power and Control ~ why marriages fall apart and what it takes to put them back together again”. This book has been 4 years in the making and 25 years in the planning and research. Norm talks about the history behind how this book came to be. When he began to notice patterns in the...

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Controlling People ~ When one Friend Controls Another

In this video, Norm uses the example of two women friends; one of them dominates the relationship, controlling and manipulating the other woman. Using an old fashioned and eye from his workshop, Norm illustrates a controlling relationship and talks about how one woman controlled the other and why the less powerful woman in the...

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