Working Life from Purpose and Not Emotions: “Hi Ma’am, You’ve Got a Flat Tire”
Seduced into Becoming an Innocent Prisoner of an Abusive Relationship
From Fear to Freedom: Triumphing Over Abuse & Difficult Relationships
(An excerpt from my upcoming book, From Fear to Freedom: Triumphing Over Abuse and Difficult Relationships) I had parked in a parking lot in downtown Ottawa. I sprang from the car, briefcase in hand, in a hurry to get to my class. A man with a cap on his head sat in…
In my early life, I had unknowingly been seduced into becoming a prisoner of an abusive relationship and had lost my physical, financial and emotional freedom in the process. And yes, I actually later returned to this man, just like many women do after being under the spell of a dark attraction. When I eventually rewon…
“As soon as my feet touched the ground, I snatched up the garbage bag and raced toward the road. I knew that every second counted.” –Jocelyne Durand
This scene is worthy of the best thrillers. I made the mistake of telling my partner, Terry that a friend at work had gone to Spain to study…
The Psychopath – A Chameleon with Sharp Teeth
My Inspiration for Working in the Field of Difficult Behaviors
What Actually Defines an Abrasive Leader?
The psychopath is empty inside. To fill this void, he needs a persona. Like the chameleon, he adopts the characteristics of his surroundings—including the look and feel of his prey. If he has the opportunity, his prey might be you. He will take the time to learn about you on the Internet, and try to…
My training as an expert in dealing with difficult behaviors was perhaps originally inspired early in my own childhood. At the age of two, I proudly sang a song for my mother that I had practiced for days. It was my sacred gift. But my mother had deep insecurities and my little presentation pushed her…
The expression “abrasive leader” is very important in the workplace. Often some of the most gifted individuals are extremely difficult to work with but because of their talent, companies want to keep them, if at all possible. The term abrasive leader “refers to any individual charged with authority, formal or informal, whose interpersonal style causes…
The Challenges of Difficult Relationships
PSYCH-K® - A New Brain Revolution For The New Millenium
The main problem in dealing with a toxic personality is being able to identify it. We go into denial, especially if it's someone close to us or on whom we depend: "Such a good person, she's always been like that, it's her character, you'll tell me"...
MAKING YOUR BELIEFS WORK FOR YOU
• Our world is made of what we think – we create our worlds WITH OUR THOUGHTS whether we know it or not.
• The childhood banking (negative and positive deposits) and its effect: moving out of the conditioning aftermaths
• 95% of the time, our actions and behaviors…
The trauma consequent to a Pathological Love Relationship (PLR) differs from the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) even if some of the symptoms concur (flash backs, anxiety, despair). According to Sandra Brown[1], cognitive dissonance is the primary psychological injury from PLR. It’s not the beatings, the cheating, the loss of money, nor the shaming sex as…
HELP! I Live With A Stranger In My House! How To Differentiate Personality Disorders (PD) From Cognitive Decline (CD)
My former gynecologist shared with me a year ago what she observes of the dramatic impact on first-care people who live with a partner who suffer from cognitive loss. She pled that I write something about it. Specialized in the field of personality disorders I was not aware of how prevalent cognitive decline was and its devastating effects on the sufferer and ..