Category: SIMPLE TECHNIQUES & EXERCISES

I am not a parenting expert but over the years, as a life skills facilitator, etc. (see ABOUT section: Hopefully-Impressive Conventional Credentials),  I have learned communication skills which I sometimes remember to use in my interactions with my child. Of course… in real life… things don’t always go like they do in a textbook and…

I created this technique in the first year after my Narcissist husband and I separated.  One day I got sick of always feeling sad or angry, thinking about things my ex had done. I realized it was like I was letting my ex CONTINUE to make me suffer every day, EVERY MINUTE that I thought…

We’ve all heard “What you think about, you bring about,” but has it been explained in simple, practical terms? Here’s a quick version that has something for everyone, whether you’re a Law of Attraction virgin or you have a ZIP (Zen Inner Peace) PhD and have been visualizing and manifesting for years. Whatever you’re thinking…

“The opinions and thoughts of an insane garbage human are completely wrong, whacko crap.” At one point I wrote this down to help me stop caring about my ex’s constant mind-f*cking passive aggressive put-downs. It helps! I added a sentence, so the complete “mantra” goes like this: “The opinions and thoughts of an insane garbage…

I created the Bubble Technique in the last year of living with my Narcissist ex-husband, Mark (not his real name).  It is a method of protecting yourself when there is no hope of having meaningful, constructive communication with a toxic person, and for whatever reason, (i.e., a toxic family member corners you at a family…

You’d be amazed at how much negative, upsetting stuff we DON’T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT. Back when I was going through a very difficult time in life, and feeling overwhelmed, out of sheer need to survive and not break down, I began doing this: I would ask myself, “Is there anything I can actually DO…

On behalf of myself and all people who are loving and empathic and get manipulated and taken advantage of because of this, I have thought of a new method of self-protection. People around us have figured out how important it is to us empaths, that our loved ones feel happy. We will explain and negotiate…