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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 Sexography

·16 hours ago

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

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Published in Heart Affairs

·Updated 1 day ago

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

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

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Published in Heart Affairs

·Updated 4 days ago

How My Undiagnosed ADHD Ruined Many of My Previous Relationships

— But strengthened my current one. — I was almost 40 when my son was diagnosed with ADHD. He clearly had it. The boy ran around and talked incessantly, narrating the whole of his existence regardless of the context. When I finally got him in to be tested, the doctor sat us both in a room. The…

Adhd

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How My Undiagnosed ADHD Ruined Many of My Previous Relationships
How My Undiagnosed ADHD Ruined Many of My Previous Relationships
Adhd

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Published in Hello, Love

·4 days ago

A Flat Tire Revealed Just How Toxic My Previous Relationship Was

How I worked through my experience of “post-traumatic relationship syndrome”. — It was a Thursday night. My partner was heading out the next day on a business trip, and we wouldn’t see each other for a good two weeks. After dinner, he drove us to a Redbox to rent a movie to close out the night. He took the turn into…

Toxic Relationship Signs

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A Flat Tire Revealed Just How Toxic My Previous Relationship Was
A Flat Tire Revealed Just How Toxic My Previous Relationship Was
Toxic Relationship Signs

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Published in Better Humans

·Jan 30

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

·Jan 27

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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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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