Controlling Relationships

To get the truth from someone, you need two sets of skills. The first is the interpersonal skills necessary to get the facts. But the second group of skills is equally if not more important: they enable you to assess whether the facts actually fit together--whether they are true--and identify the emotions that shaped them. In Nothing but the Truth, top intelligence experts from the worlds of espionage, business, and law enforcement reveal how they get the information they need and give you the key tools to get the information you need.

Coercive control is a form of domestic violence experienced by millions of children. It involves a perpetrator using a range of tactics to intimidate, humiliate, degrade, exploit, isolate, and control a partner or family member. Some coercive control perpetrators use violence, others do not. Drawing on interviews with children and mothers who have experienced coercive control-based domestic violence, this book sheds light on the impacts of coercive control on children, how it is perpetrators who must be held accountable for those impacts, and how resistance by children and mothers occurs.

Parenting is demanding, and when stress builds up, anger can feel impossible to control. Whether it’s the morning rush, bedtime battles, or constant demands on your time, the frustration can feel overwhelming. And every time you lose your temper, you wonder if you’re damaging your child’s emotional well-being. I know this struggle firsthand. The gut-wrenching moment I saw fear in my child’s eyes after I yelled, I promised myself I’d do better. But stress kept winning. I didn’t need more guilt - I needed real strategies that worked in the heat of the moment.

If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one's self-destructive behaviour, you may be codependent – and you may find yourself in this audiobook. A cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life.

The title Venom in the Heart of a Woman is about women who can be very wicked towards their own children, grand-children, relatives and people in general. I met people who are so cruel they don’t reverence God. They regard themselves so powerful as though they will not die one day. I personally believe that men can be cruel but not like women. I thank God of heaven for giving me, my husband and daughter life and really protecting us day and night. While writing about the bad things my mother and people did to me, God laid upon my heart to write this book. In this book I talk about my ...

This audiobook plans to give you exactly what you need: the means to stay positive through constant affirmations designed to help improve oneself, change a bad behavior, or channel the universe to attract good things in your life. Packed with subliminal affirmations, the audiobook shows that in order to attract opportunities that will improve your health, love life, or even wealth, all you need are few minutes a day to shift your mind through positive affirmations.

The Toxic Boyfriend Handbook is a darkly entertaining pseudo-parody, offering a twisted, tongue-in-cheek guide to crafting the ultimate manipulative, toxic boyfriend character. While it might seem like it’s dishing out real toxic advice, the true goal is to help authors develop flawed, realistic characters that captivate readers. Packed with over 150,000 words (575 pages) of strategies on creating possessive lovers, charming liars, and master manipulators, this book goes beyond typical writing guides. It's an insightful and exaggerated deep dive into toxic behaviors, blending satire with ...

In this book, I will share parts of my story, not because I want to prove a point of how much I suffered, but I realize that survivors of psychological abuse share the same fears, and the purpose of my writing this book is to hold your hand and give you the courage to face yours as I still do every single day to this very day.

Lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, you replay your partner's words in your head. Your thoughts are powerful, but they're derailing your happiness and love life. So, let's put an end to it, shall we?

Anger is universal. Unchecked, it can cause lasting damage in our lives: wrecked relationships, lost jobs, even serious disease. Yet in these increasingly stressful times, all of us have acted in anger - and often wished we hadn't. Is there a way that really works to solve problems and assert ourselves without being angry?

I've been called a 'bitch' more times than I can remember. I'll admit, at first I considered it a negative label and overreacted. But then something interesting happened - I awoke to the realization that I responded to certain people and situations with bitchy behavior. It wasn't that I was a 'bitch'; instead, I was conditioned to respond to anxiety, stress, and insecurities with an unconscious attitude. Mindfulness changed my perspective and a wonderful transformation followed. Do you find yourself constantly judging others and yourself, unable to shake the critical voice in your head? ...

The Ultimate Guide to Dark Psychology and How to Analyze People is your definitive resource for mastering the subtle art of reading others and defending yourself against covert influence.

Download Dark Psychology and Manipulation: The Most Powerful Techniques now and access every technique, strategy, and psychological lever ever used in the history of manipulation.

If you struggle with a work/life balance and feel as if your daily life is chaotic and out of control, this book will provide a simple yet executable road map to help you create the life you've always desired.

From social anxiety to phobias to post-traumatic stress disorder, sources of anxiety in daily life are numerous, and can have a powerful impact on your future. By following the rules of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), created by world renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, you can stop anxiety in its tracks if you will admit this important fact: Things and people do not make you anxious. You do. Your unrealistic expectations produce your needless anxiety. Yet not all anxiety is needless....

It’s All Under Control is an audiobook for every woman who is hanging on tight and trying to get each day right - yet finding that life often feels out of control and chaotic.

This is a two-book collection of previously released books by Lauren Kozlowski, Trauma Bonding and Coercive Control.

Power struggles between parents and teens are nothing new, but chronic control battles are destructive to teen development as well as the entire family. According to psychotherapist Neil Brown, these battles occur as the result of self-perpetuating negative relationship patterns.

Aprende a comprender, adoptar y aplicar la Inteligencia emocional. En voz de la autora: La cultura occidental ha privilegiado la racionalidad por encima de las emociones y la ha considerado casi como la única forma de inteligencia. Sin embargo, en Mis emociones bajo control, la autora y psicoterapeuta Tere Díaz explica que disminuir socialmente el valor de las emociones ha generado que desde la infancia se invisibilice lo que sentimos y que nos desarrollemos sin conocimiento interno sobre el mundo afectivo, lo que impacta en las relaciones y dificulta vivir en un estado de bienestar.

The Power of Self-Discipline is not a textbook on self-discipline, nor is it a gentle and drawn-out discussion. It is a toolbox to keep you in motion and in action toward your goals. It pulls no punches as it provides direct techniques to ensure that your actions match your intentions - a difficult task. Gain self-awareness, and cultivate your determination and tenacity. Immediate action has never been so easy.