Summary: <p><strong>How many times have you heard someone--maybe on TV--say, "Oh, we're just going through a rough patch." </strong></p><br><p>Really? Is it? Or,<strong> is it abuse</strong>? It's SO important to know the difference, and that's what today's episode sets out to make very clear: the difference.</p><br><p>Here's how Dictionary.com <strong>defines abuse</strong>:</p><p><br></p><ol> <li>to use wrongly or improperly</li> <li>misuse</li> <li>abuse one's authority</li> <li>treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way</li> <li>to<strong> speak insultingly,</strong> harshly, and unjustly to or about</li> <li>malign</li> <li>to <strong>commit sexual assault</strong> upon</li> <li>harshly or coarsely insulting language</li> <li>bad or improper treatment</li> </ol><p><br></p><p>OK...big difference from a supposed "rough patch," right?</p><br><p>There's no getting away from it. <strong>When someone treats you in a degrading, mean, discounting, or dismissive way, it's abuse!</strong></p><br><p>If you don't have strong boundaries that you express and maintain, you'll turn yourself into a pretzel, and end up being a doormat. You don't want that for a moment longer, right? That's why you need to see this clearly right now, whether it is happening to you or to someone you care about.</p><br><p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF TODAY'S EPISODE:</strong></p><ul> <li>Why you mustn't dismiss "<strong>bad behavio</strong>r"</li> <li>Clear outlines of what <strong>emotional abuse</strong> and <strong>verbal abuse</strong> are</li> <li>Why it is essential to express and <strong>maintain boundaries</strong> in <strong>outing abuse</strong> </li> <li>Why you must <strong>never allow someone to diminish your sense of identity, dignity, or self-worth</strong> </li> <li>Examples of what #Hijackal<strong> abusers</strong> do that you need to recognize for what it is.</li> <li>#Hijackals, finances, and <strong>financial abuse</strong> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p>I hope this help you see that more clearly. If you need help with this, I'm here for you.</p><br><p><strong>Let's talk soon. 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