You Can Be in an Abusive Marriage and Not Know You're in an Abusive Marriage

I was stunned when my therapist gently suggested I might be in an abusive marriage...but she was right and it was time to make some changes.

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Grieving the Dying or Dead Marriage You're Staying In

You must grieve the death of your marriage and the death of your dream for your marriage so that bitterness does not take root.

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Do Not Try to Win Your Husband Back

DO NOT GET ME WRONG: if you are in a difficult marriage and your husband is the “main culprit”, per se, through adultery or abuse or addiction, this is NOT a free pass to do nothing, or to sit around pointing your fingers.  You have work to do. But hear me clearly: if this is your situation, I fully believe you are not the one who should be trying to win your spouse back.  You just have another list.

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