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Tara Blair Ball
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Reclaim & Recover: Heal from Toxic Relationships with a 7-Step Guided Journal
Reclaim & Recover: Heal from Toxic Relationships with a 7-Step Guided Journal

Tara Blair Ball’s insightful journal questions will help you work through the pain, trauma, and uncertainty after your breakup and usher you toward reclaiming yourself.

2022

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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

5 min read

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

5 min read


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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

5 min read

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

5 min read


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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

6 min read

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

6 min read


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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

7 min read

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

7 min read


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Hello, Love

·7 hours ago

I Was in so Much Emotional Pain and Didn’t Understand Why

Toxic relationships can have a severe impact on us. — Entering into a relationship SHOULD be an exciting experience. But in my case, the majority of my relationships ended with me in pieces wondering what happened. Because of that, I often entered into new relationships full of tension and anxiety, waiting for the inevitable curtain to drop and reveal that…

Toxic Relationships

5 min read

I Was in so Much Emotional Pain and Didn’t Understand Why
I Was in so Much Emotional Pain and Didn’t Understand Why
Toxic Relationships

5 min read


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Sexography

·Feb 16

I’m Not Dumb, but I Was Still Gaslighted by My Own Husband.

It can happen to anyone because our own trust is used against us. — I’d been married for six years when I found drugs in my house. While my infant twins were napping, I’d decided to hang a tiny canvas painting that celebrated coffee on the wall above my kitchen cabinets. While up there, I glanced along the dirty dusty line of the top…

Addiction

5 min read

I’m Not Dumb, but I Was Still Gaslighted by My Own Husband.
I’m Not Dumb, but I Was Still Gaslighted by My Own Husband.
Addiction

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Sexography

·Feb 15

My Parents Have Never Met My Daughter

I cut contact with them years ago because I refuse to have unhealthy people in my or my children’s lives. — My daughter was born on October 22nd, 2020 at 12:40pm. That photo above is of her. My parents have never seen this picture. They may never. Even if I hadn’t had this baby in the time of Covid, no one would have been hanging out in the waiting room to…

Parents

5 min read

My Parents Have Never Met My Daughter
My Parents Have Never Met My Daughter
Parents

5 min read


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Hello, Love

·Feb 14

Little Gestures that Make a Big Impact: 15 Ways to Show Her You Love Her

As a Relationship Coach that primarily works with couples and a happy wife, I’ve found that it’s the little things that matter the most. — “What’s this?” I asked, holding up the envelope with my name on it. “Something for you,” my husband said. “For me?” I looked down at it confused. It wasn’t a holiday or an anniversary. It was just…a normal day. “Yeah. Just because,” he said, kissing my cheek as he walked…

Relationships

6 min read

Little Gestures that Make a Big Impact: 15 Ways to Show Her You Love Her
Little Gestures that Make a Big Impact: 15 Ways to Show Her You Love Her
Relationships

6 min read


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Sexography

·Feb 8

How My Husband’s Excessive Porn Use Ruined Our Marriage

What may start out as an occasional indulgence can start to negatively impact your relationships. — I stood and stretched and then turned to my then husband and said, “Are you coming to bed?” He glanced up at me. “No. I’ll probably stay up a little longer.” I sighed and walked to our bedroom. Our sex life had never been great, but it’d been better early…

Sex

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How My Husband’s Excessive Porn Use Ruined Our Marriage
How My Husband’s Excessive Porn Use Ruined Our Marriage
Sex

4 min read


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Heart Affairs

·Updated Feb 7

Women Can Be Abusive. My Mother Was.

The impact of childhood abuse can be lifelong. — When my children were infants, my mother would often cradle them against her chest, and I’d wonder, How can you contain both the ability to cradle a baby’s head so tenderly yet also have beaten me, your own daughter, with a metal mop? …

Family

5 min read

Women Can Be Abusive. My Mother Was.
Women Can Be Abusive. My Mother Was.
Family

5 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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