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Some people manipulate, abuse, lie, blame, gaslight, cheat, and betray. Do you wonder why dysfunctional toxic people act that way? It is reasonable to ask because a healthy person wouldn't do these t…

Wendy divorced her emotionally and spiritually abusive husband after a thirty-five-year marriage and five-year separation. She describes how she navigated the painful but necessary grief process. She…

If you have a dysfunctional family, then you will have a dysfunctional holiday. You cannot change them, but you can change what you do to make your holiday more functional. Watch this video to see ho…

Find out how to deal with your dysfunctional family dynamics during the holidays in a healthy way that takes care of yourself!! #dysfunctionalrelationship #familydysfunction #dysfunctionalholiday #he…

You can be empowered by choice in dysfunctional relationships. It doesn't feel that way. It feels like you are stuck and victimized, but in reality, you are never without the opportunity to take back…

What is reactive abuse? It is when the abuse victim snaps from the pressure, pain, punishment, control, and crazymaking and does something to the abuser that could be labeled as abusive. The victim f…

It isn't always easy to identify dysfunctional dynamics in a relationship. You can't diagnose people and figure out all the complex behavior that doesn't make sense. You can't always be unbiased in h…

Even though they looked perfect from the outside to everyone who knew them and held a prominent position in the community, life within their home was anything but perfect. Wendy describes her journey…

As Christians, we want to know God's will for our lives. When we make decisions, we seek guidance that we can trust. We get it from numerous sources: the Bible, pastors, things we hear, things we rea…

Detaching in relationships is necessary to observe to learn the dysfunctional family dynamics you are dealing with. It is easy to be so entangled with your family that you cannot see what is going on…

This boundary check-up applies Romans 13:10 to your relationship by having you answer four questions. The principle of love does no harm allows you to test the purpose and effect of your boundary for…

Susan Justice is a retired nurse, author, and speaker, sharing the devastation of abortion and her healing through Jesus Christ. Susan uses her testimony to promote life-affirming solutions to person…

Do you have Christian boundaries with chronically negative people or do they get on your nerves until you finally lose your patience? If you have these people in your life, you know they aren't easy …

How should Christians deal with financial adversity? You may consider this to be an unnecessary question to ask or answer. It might surprise you that many people have an unbalanced view of that subje…

Do you want to know how to be a good mother-in-law to your daughter-in-law? There are specific things you can do and cannot do. Some of them will be easier for you than others. Some of them will be m…

If you have family members or friends with different opinions than you on political or religious views, you have probably had difficult discussions. These can cause relationship strain or even estran…

We tend to over-explain ourselves to difficult people. It's almost as if we want their approval so we know they aren't upset with us. So what should you do? Should you explain or not explain your bou…

After going through her fourth divorce, Marquette experienced profound shame and hopelessness. She overcame the shame by learning the lessons she needed to learn from each one. Marquette shares these…

Spiritual bypassing harms the recipient by minimizing and shaming their pain rather than empathizing and supporting them. Many of these spiritual bypassing examples are also common Bible pat answers …

Stonewalling is one of many dysfunctional dynamics people deal with in their problem relationships. If you are wondering what it is, think of a stone wall. You can't push it or move it and it keeps y…