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August 2026
New episodes
- Flying monkeys and enablers: the people in the middle
Why a controlling person recruits friends and family to gather information, carry messages, and apply pressure — and how to respond without briefing against yourself.
August 29, 2026
- Intermittent reinforcement: hot, then cold, then hot again
Why unpredictable warmth grips harder than steady kindness, what hot-cold cycles look like in an ordinary week, and what you can actually do while you are still in one.
August 28, 2026
- Trauma bonding: the pull you can't explain
Why you can know a relationship is harming you and still feel pulled back, what intermittent reinforcement actually does to attachment, and how the bond loosens over time.
August 27, 2026
- Grief that doesn't look like grief
Why losing a difficult relationship can hurt more than losing a good one, what the first months actually feel like, and how to tell ordinary grief from the kind that needs help.
August 25, 2026
- The week after the discard
What the first seven days after being discarded tend to look like, why hoovering arrives right on schedule, and how to survive the quiet.
August 18, 2026
- What gaslighting actually sounds like
A phrase-by-phrase walk through the sentences that make you doubt your own memory, and what to write down instead of arguing.
August 11, 2026
- Green flags are boring on purpose
Why the healthiest relationship signs feel unremarkable, and how to tell a real green flag from its convincing counterfeit.
August 4, 2026
New articles
- Flying monkeys and enablers: the people in the middle
Why a controlling person recruits friends and family to gather information, carry messages, and apply pressure — and how to respond without briefing against yourself.
August 29, 2026
- Intermittent reinforcement: hot, then cold, then hot again
Why unpredictable warmth grips harder than steady kindness, what hot-cold cycles look like in an ordinary week, and what you can actually do while you are still in one.
August 28, 2026
- Trauma bonding: the pull you can't explain
Why you can know a relationship is harming you and still feel pulled back, what intermittent reinforcement actually does to attachment, and how the bond loosens over time.
August 27, 2026
- Grief that doesn't look like grief
Why losing a difficult relationship can hurt more than losing a good one, what the first months actually feel like, and how to tell ordinary grief from the kind that needs help.
August 25, 2026
- The week after the discard
What the first seven days after being discarded tend to look like, why hoovering arrives right on schedule, and how to survive the quiet.
August 18, 2026
- What gaslighting actually sounds like
A phrase-by-phrase walk through the sentences that make you doubt your own memory, and what to write down instead of arguing.
August 11, 2026
- Green flags are boring on purpose
Why the healthiest relationship signs feel unremarkable, and how to tell a real green flag from its convincing counterfeit.
August 4, 2026
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