Category: Relationships
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Elanyx Archives: Are You Being Manipulated? 31 Points to Understand About Manipulation
We didn’t research controlling tactics, or anything, for this information. No, we figured it out on our own, separately together. Life taught me (and my parts) how manipulation works. We only had to pay attention.
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The Most Important Red Flags Are Within
Featured Imaged by Clive Barley Under Creative Commons License Most relationship advice focuses on red flags in other people and how to spot predators and narcissists. Those are good things to know but they aren’t airtight. Absolutely anything can be a red flag depending on the context, and some of these lists get so absurd…
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Elanyx Archives: Your View is Valid, and so is Theirs – How Our Stubborn Views Are Killing Us
Featured Image by Matthew G Under Creative Commons License The following was written by a good friend of mine. I am cross-posting her articles here to ensure that they will always be on the internet and that her words will always have a way of reaching her intended audience. She has struggled immensely in her…
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Elanyx Archives: Oppositional Harmony – Can Opposite Aspects Coexist Peacefully?
The following was written by a good friend of mine. I am cross-posting her articles here to ensure that they will always be on the internet and that her words will always have a way of reaching her intended audience. She has struggled immensely in her own life with family who failed to support her…
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Elanyx Archives: (My) Layered Perspective: The Blessing, The Curse, and the Demanding Harmony
The following was written by a good friend of mine. I am cross-posting her articles here to ensure that they will always be on the internet and that her words will always have a way of reaching her intended audience. She has struggled immensely in her own life with family who failed to support her…
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Elanyx Archives: The Many Contextual Forms of Multiplicity
Featured image by Jerry Cook under Creative Commons License The following was written by a good friend of mine. I am cross-posting her articles here to ensure that they will always be on the internet and that her words will always have a way of reaching her intended audience. She has struggled immensely in her…
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You Do Not Have to Forgive
Featured Image by Simon Under Creative Commons License To forgive is to make yourself a willing sacrifice. I am not speaking of situations where someone wrongs you and makes earnest efforts to return to your good graces. I’m speaking of situations where you are deeply hurt, abused, neglected, taken for granted, taken advantage of –…
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There is No Such Thing as Fully Healed
If you are looking for permission to live your life – this is it. Welcome to the human condition. You’ll never be perfect. If you’re waiting for that before you start a new relationship or apply for a new job, quit making excuses and get to it. If you think you’re not healed enough to…
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Codependency is Not Enlightenment
Featured image by Nicolas Raymond under Creative Commons License The original publishing date of this article was August 2021 on Substack. I’m in the process of migrating my publication to this site and I will periodically publish my old articles here. This followed one of the most tumultuous breakups of my entire life – it…