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I am a misfit | I don't fit in | How to belong | muchnessmama.com | I am enough | I am unique

I am a Misfit

April 16, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

How often have you felt alone, unappreciated, or just plain weird? I know I do, a LOT!! When you feel like a misfit you often tend to turn that into feelings of inadequacy. “I’m not good enough because I don’t do…..”, or self doubt “should I be doing this instead of that?” Sometimes being a…

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Filed Under: Community, Emotional, Finding Balance, Friendships, Marriage, Motherhood, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: finding belonging, fitting in, i am enough, i am unique, I don't belong, ia m a misfit, mental health, motherhood, muchness, self-care, self-love

Profiles of an Abuser| Rambo | muchnessmama.com | Strong man with large muscles lifting a heavy weight

Profile of an Abuser- Rambo

April 9, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of Rambo   The Attitudes That Drive the Rambo Abuser Rambo is…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, abused woman, addiction, agressive, Am I being abused, betrayal trauma, depression, emotional abuse, how to recognize abuse, Lundy Bancroft, marriage, mental health, parenting, physical abuse, PTSD, Rambo, relationships

Get Your Husband to Step Up With Kids and Housework

April 5, 2019 By Emily Smith 9 Comments

I’ve seen a disturbing trend in my social media lately. Post after post is complaining about our husbands not stepping up to do their fair share of caring for the children and home. We all want our husbands to do their part, yet we often treat them as parenting interns rather than parenting co-presidents. If…

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Filed Under: Marriage, Motherhood, Relationships Tagged With: communication, coparenting, dad, father, honey do list, housework, motherhood, parenting, partnership, relationships, spouse, Thank You, unappreciated

Profile of an abuser- The Player | MuchnessMama.com

Profile of an Abuser- Player

April 3, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of the Player. The Attitudes That Drive the Player Abuser The Player…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Friendships, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, addiction recovery, betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, relationships, self-care, self-love, sex addiction, sexual addiction

Profile of an Abuser- Mr. Sensitive

April 1, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of Mr. Sensitive.   The Attitudes That Drive the Mr. Sensitive Abuser…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, addiction recovery, betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, is my partner abusive, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, Mr. Sensitive, profiles of abuse, relationships

Profile of an Abuser- The Drill Sergeant

March 29, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of the Drill Sergeant. The Attitudes That Drive the Drill Sergeant Abuser…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Friendships, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, Am I being abused, betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, identifying abusive behavors, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, parenting, physica abuse, physical assault, relationships, self-care, self-love

Profile of an Abuser- Water Torturer

March 27, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of the Water Torturer. The Attitudes That Drive the Water Torturer Abuser…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Trauma Tagged With: how do I know if I am being abused, how do you recognize emotional abuse, is my boyfriend abusive, is my husband an abuser, profiles of abuse

Profile of an Abuser- Mr. Right

March 20, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of Mr. Right. The Attitudes That Drive the Mr. Right Abuser…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, Angry and controlling men, arrogant, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emotional abusers, how to recognize abuse, is my husband abusive, is my partner abusive, know it all, Lundy Bancroft, Mr. Right, victim of abuse, Why Does He Do That

Profile of an Abuser- The Demand Man

March 14, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book Why Does He Do That? Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Now we are going to start diving deeper into each type. This post is going to talk about the Demand Man….

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, abusive, Am I being abused, Am I in an abusive relationship, he expects too much of me, How to end an abusive relationship, Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men, Is he abusive, living with abusive men, Lundy Bancroft, victim advocate, Why Does He Do That

It Doesn’t Have to Leave a Bruise to be Abuse- Identifying the Different Types of Abusive Men

March 8, 2019 By Emily Smith 4 Comments

It’s not always easy to tell if you are in an abusive relationship. We, as a society tend to see the abusive man as a towering hulk who leaves bruises on his wife and kids. The truth is far more sinister. Emotional abuse is real and dangerous with lasting effects. Did you know that 1 in…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, addiction and abuse, betrayal trauma, Demand Man, domestic violence, Drill Sergeant, how do I identify emotional abuse, how do I know if I am being abused, Lundy Bancroft, mental illness, mental illness and abuse, Mentally ill, Mr. Right, Mr. Sensitive, physical abuse, Player, Rambo, Terrorist, types of abusive men, Victim, Water torturer, Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

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