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Tara Blair Ball
Tara Blair Ball

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Published in P.S. I Love You

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My “Soulmate” Relationship Was Really Just a Trauma Bond

Our wounds can set us up for unhealthy relationships. — Readers, please note: this story includes a discussion of emotional abuse and domestic violence. If you need information or help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline. My relationship with Brad had felt like a bullet going off. …

Relationships

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My “Soulmate” Relationship Was Really Just a Trauma Bond
My “Soulmate” Relationship Was Really Just a Trauma Bond
Relationships

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Published in With Love

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7 Things Healthy Couples Don’t Do

Not having bad habits is what separates the healthy from the unhealthy couples. — I grew up believing a healthy relationship was all about finding the right person. If a couple wasn’t healthy, it simply meant they weren’t “soulmates.” What I’ve learned, as both a human and as a Relationship Coach, is that healthy relating skills are learned. Some of us are lucky enough…

Relationships

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7 Things Healthy Couples Don’t Do
7 Things Healthy Couples Don’t Do
Relationships

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Published in Better Humans

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4 Ways to Never Be in a Toxic Relationship Again

These tactics, as uncomfy as they may feel, may help you find the kind of happiness I’ve found. — Prior to dating my second husband, I looked back at all of my relationships and all I could see was a slew of dumpster fires. Each one had been unhealthy, abusive, and/or toxic. I’ve since learned that a healthy relationship must include three things: love, trust, and respect, and all…

Toxic Relationships

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4 Ways to Never Be in a Toxic Relationship Again
4 Ways to Never Be in a Toxic Relationship Again
Toxic Relationships

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Published in Better Humans

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How to Understand Your Part in a Toxic Relationship

Steps that allow you to change how you act and show up in future relationships — I woke up in my daughter’s bed in my children’s bedroom. The room was dark, but it’d been early afternoon when I’d crawled into it sobbing. …

Toxic Relationships

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The One Impactful Step I Did That Helped Me Recover from Toxic Relationships
The One Impactful Step I Did That Helped Me Recover from Toxic Relationships
Toxic Relationships

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Published in Better Humans

·2 hours ago

Love and ADHD: Navigating the Unique Challenges of an ADHD Relationship

ADHD can have a huge impact on a romantic relationship, so it’s important to know all we can to handle it in a healthy fashion. — As a Certified Relationship Coach, I’ve worked with many couples where one or both partners have ADHD. I know too how fascinating and dismaying ADHD can be to a relationship because my own sweetheart has ADHD. ADHD can have a huge impact on a romantic relationship, and it’s important to…

Adhd

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Love and ADHD: Navigating the Unique Challenges of an ADHD Relationship
Love and ADHD: Navigating the Unique Challenges of an ADHD Relationship
Adhd

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Published in Hello, Love

·2 days ago

Men Can Be in Abusive Relationships Too

Abusive relationships are a serious issue that affect people of all genders, but men often face additional barriers. — “That’s abuse. You’re being abused,” I said halfway through a session with a client. My client, a competent and successful man who’d come to me for help with his communication issues with his partner, sat back in his chair. “Really?” he said. He ran his fingers through his hair and…

Men

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Men Can Be in Abusive Relationships Too
Men Can Be in Abusive Relationships Too
Men

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Published in Better Humans

·Jan 23

Breaking Free from Fear and Worry in Your Romantic Relationships

Tips on how to navigate “relationship anxiety” — He hadn’t texted me back in over an hour. What is going on? I asked myself. He’s NEVER gone this long without texting me back! I frantically paced our living room and started listing the worst-case scenarios in my head: cheating on me, unconscious, being held at gunpoint, dead… When…

Relationships

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Breaking Free from Fear and Worry in Your Romantic Relationships
Breaking Free from Fear and Worry in Your Romantic Relationships
Relationships

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Published in Better Humans

·Jan 23

5 Ways to Avoid Falling in Love with a Narcissist

Tips on how to protect yourself from manipulation and deceit — “I think she’s a narcissist,” my client said. “What makes you think that?” I asked. “I just looked up all of the signs, and she has all of them.” My client’s story was a story too many of us have: a stirring passionate love affair, feeling like you’d found “the…

Narcissist

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5 Ways to Avoid Falling in Love with a Narcissist
5 Ways to Avoid Falling in Love with a Narcissist
Narcissist

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Published in Better Humans

·Jan 17

7 Simple Steps to Overcoming Being Your Own Worst Critic

Learn how to stop fueling self-doubt, so you can try new things and reach your goals. — My face was red, but I hoped my co-host, Kerry, couldn’t see it. Well, that was shit, I told myself. It was our first day recording together for our podcast, “Breaking Free From Narcissistic Abuse.” …

Self Improvement

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7 Simple Steps to Overcoming Being Your Own Worst Critic
7 Simple Steps to Overcoming Being Your Own Worst Critic
Self Improvement

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Published in Sexography

·Jan 14

Why You Should Be Concerned If You Don’t Have an Interest in Sex Anymore

It could be a sign of a serious issue. — “Red is the color of lust, but green is what lust leaves behind, in heart... Green is what is left when ardor fades, when passion dies, when we die, too.” — Essel from “The Green Knight” The following couples once soaked each other in, explored and knew each other through…

Sex

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Why You Should Be Concerned If You Don’t Have an Interest in Sex Anymore
Why You Should Be Concerned If You Don’t Have an Interest in Sex Anymore
Sex

6 min read

Tara Blair Ball

Tara Blair Ball

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Certified Relationship Coach and Author of Grateful in Love, Couple's Goals Journal, & Reclaim & Recover. https://beacons.page/tara.relationshipcoach

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