The emotionally abusive relationship: how to stop being abused and how to stop abusing

Part 1. Identifying and understanding emotional abuse. Emotional abuse-the destroyer of relationships ; Patterns of abuse ; Not all emotionally abusive relationships are alike

Part 2. Healing your childhood and your unhealthy patterns. Patterns that begin in childhood: why we abuse and why we take it ; Complete your unfinished business (for both victims and abusers) ; Healing your shame with self-compassion

Part 3. Stopping the abuse. Action steps for those being abused ; Action steps for the abusive partner ; Action steps for the abusive couple ; When your partner has a personality disorder ; When your abusiveness stems from your personality disorder

Pt. 3. Where do you go from here?. Should you stay or should you leave? ; Preventing emotional abuse in the future ; Continuing to recover.