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Back to Basics: What IS Abuse? In 2024 terms. With examples.
The question that fucks with us all, on both ends of the relationship dynamic. How do we define "abuse"? And how can...
Video+Transcript! Defense Mechanisms: Acting Out
Our first individual defense mechanism! Let's talk about Acting Out (the immediate transmutation of emotion to action...
Defense Mechanisms | Immature Level 1: The Action Defenses | Video+Transcript
Let's start working our way through the self-defense mechanisms that define our relationships and lives. First up, the...
Defense Mechanisms | Immature Level 1: The Action Defenses
Let's start working our way through the self-defense mechanisms that define our relationships and lives. First up, the...
3.8b Shitpologies (AKA non-apology apologies)
This podcast episode explores the concept of non-apology apologies and their impact on relationships. It discusses various types of ineffective apologies, such as “I’m sorry if,” “I’m sorry, you know I,” “I’m sorry but,” and “I’m sorry you.” The episode emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility, acknowledging the other person’s experience, and offering genuine amendments for repairing relationships. It also touches on the upcoming topic of nonviolent communication as a more effective way to handle conflicts and maintain healthy relationships.
Workbook | Non-apology Apologies
Notes: Relationships can't heal unless we come together from self-undefensive places, make efforts to understand the...
14 types of non-apology apologies & how-to do them better
How we say "I'm sorry" really matters. Let's talk about ways that people do it poorly, and what those half-assed...
Friendship Dissolutions
So this is normally my school day, but I’m feeling the need to dig into something else this morning. The past events...
4.11 Friendship Dissolutions
Ever lose, you know, your best friends in a time of trauma responsiveness and spend years ruminating about it? Yeah,...