All Manipulation is Based on Lies

All Manipulation is Based on Lies

This week’s video is about manipulation and lies – and why the ones we tell ourselves are the most dangerous of all.   We tend to look at manipulation as something that happens to us. We see manipulators taking advantage of helpless – or at least innocent –...
Approval in Manipulative Relationships

Approval in Manipulative Relationships

In this video I speak about manipulative relationships and approval. This is one of my more popular quotes. Maybe it was so popular because, deep down, we all want approval. And that’s healthy – until it isn’t. When we need the approval of the people around us, they...
21 Ways to Stop Being Manipulated

21 Ways to Stop Being Manipulated

Let’s face it: being manipulated sucks. Possibly the only thing worse than being manipulated is having to admit our dirty little secret. When we realize we’ve been had, we feel stupid, weak and ashamed. And it doesn’t end there. If we keep falling for their tricks,...
5 Questions to Help You Stop Being Manipulated

5 Questions to Help You Stop Being Manipulated

Being manipulated is no fun. Realizing that someone’s taken advantage of our ignorance or our good nature feels awful, doesn’t it? You might feel stupid. Or used. Or you might just feel confused: How did they get away with it? Stop beating yourself up; we’ve all been...
How to deal with passive-aggressive people

How to deal with passive-aggressive people

We’ve all heard about passive-aggressive people, and most of have probably called someone passive-aggressive (at least in our thoughts). But in my research, I discovered that passive aggression isn’t what most think it is. Internet and other “experts” are a bit mixed...
What’s the Rush? Making Decisions under Pressure

What’s the Rush? Making Decisions under Pressure

Do your friends or family pressure you into making decisions right away, before you’ve had a chance to think? Do you sometimes say yes before you understand what that means? If you’re a sucker for someone else’s emergency – or you just can’t say no to that sort of...

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