
The Straight Talk
About the Abuse of Women & Girls
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Trish Brennan
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Trish Brennan
About this listen
The Straight Talk...may just be the wake up call of your life!
If you're in (or have been affected by) a controlling, suffocating, and deeply damaging relationship that brings you more pain and anxiety than pleasure, support, and joy, there's a good chance that you are in an abusive relationship.
Among the most trauma-inducing aspects of such a relationship are the numerous and far-reaching ways it messes with:
- Your head, your self-concept, feelings of being lovable and worthy of love, your self-esteem, confidence, and self-respect.
- Your ability to feel safety around trusting your own judgment, your energy, and your passion for life. There are complex reasons for this, and it's vital that you're able to "step outside" of the hellish confusion that dominates your mind in order to truly see what's going on.
- Your understand of why it's happening. Recognize the patterns and acquire the knowledge that will help you to turn everything around, free yourself from all of it for good, and go on to create a life that fills you with inspiration.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2016 Trish Brennan (P)2023 Trish BrennanListeners also enjoyed...
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- Wanda
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A bold conversation for rising women
Trish masterfully invites us to see a world without the toxic systems of patriarchy where women and men are free to love kindly, deeply and authentically.
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