Original content by Ashley Berges There is a lot of debate surrounding the idea of living with someone before you get married. Should couples live together before waiting, planning a wedding, and then marrying? There are some advantages of moving in together before getting married, let’s look at some of those advantages. When we move […]
Original content by Ashley Berges Often it is not possible to ignore the narcissist. Sometimes we must have communication with the narcissist. We need to have real-world conversations with them to express our truth. The question is, how do we do this? How do we do this in the process of disarming them? Most conversations […]
Original content by Ashley Berges The relationship between the co-dependent and a person with borderline personality disorder can be very complicated. A person with signs and symptoms of borderline personality disorder often shows emotional dysregulation. Often the person with BPD may melt down and explode and we are left trying to figure out what to […]
Original content by Ashley Berges Many of us deal with codependency in our lives. We tend to be codependent in our relationships. Often it is difficult to identify whether it is codependence or just caring. One thought we may have when we have codependency finds us wondering what we are going to do next in […]
Original content by Ashley Berges What happens when we realize we are in a toxic relationship, do the work to exit the relationship, and look around to see we are on our own? How do we change our lives and power ourselves up to figure out who we are? We need to be able to […]
Original content by Ashley Berges We often call out a situation and get in trouble for doing it. We may be dealing with people who dislike dealing with the truth. When the truth is called out, they do not want to hear it. Many of us may find ourselves in relationships right now that when […]
Original content by Ashley Berges Are you recently single and wondering what to do next? Have you been trying to meet someone organically and having no luck? Perhaps you have decided to try online dating. Online dating can seem scary. There are both positive and negative aspects to it. It is good to know what […]
Original content by Ashley Berges Are you currently trapped in a relationship with someone who is suffering from borderline personality disorder? Is that person in denial that they have a problem and blame you as the person with the problem? BPD may be considered the elephant in the room. Often it is not identified, and people […]
Original content by Ashley Berges Co-dependency is a word we hear thrown around a lot. The question is, how do we know if we are being co-dependent in a relationship? Let’s look at some indications that can prove to us that we are co-dependent in the relationship. Once we can identify that we are co-dependent, […]
Original content by Ashley Berges Many of us have found ourselves in relationships with someone who has narcissistic tendencies. These relationships can seem overwhelming. One major reason they feel like this is that we often do not receive back what we give them. We give more and more and get very little in return. We […]
April 29, 2024 
