by vivian | Jan 8, 2017 | Blog, Career, Relationships, Self Love, Viv's Mantras
Do you remember that punch up between Daniel Cleaver (aka Hugh Grant) and Mr Darcy (aka Colin Firth) in Bridget Jones’s Diary? The first film, so think back. The one where they rumbled from the street into the Italian restaurant....
by vivian | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love, Viv's Mantras
When I was in an abusive relationship, I wondered how the hell I had got there. I’d had no experience of this before in my family or with previous boyfriends. My childhood was a privileged and happy one. ‘It must be him’ I thought. So, I set out to...
by vivian | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog, Relationships
Emotional abuse. Sometimes it feels harder to deal with than physical abuse. I was young when I was completely swept off my feet by a manipulative, narcissistic man. I was also naïve. The relationship was intoxicating at first. The sexual...
by vivian | Jan 1, 2017 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love
I know what being addicted to & withdrawing from heroin must be like. It’s the same as being in and leaving an abusive relationship. The first time I laid eyes on my Ex it was as if he had sucked all the energy from everyone else in the room. He...
by vivian | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love
How to find the perfect match The perfect match? My first marriage wasn’t! After I left my violent Ex, I became a young, single mother. One sunny Sunday afternoon, some time later, I was at a BBQ at my sister’s place. All of my siblings...
by vivian | Dec 30, 2016 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love
Leaving a violent man and a dysfunctional relationship is only the first step. There is a long way to go once you’ve left an abusive relationship. I left chaos and drama and was now on my own. I went through a gamut of emotions. One day...
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