From the outside, my life looked like a dream, but behind the picture-perfect image was a reality I didn’t see. I carried the weight of our family, felt unloved and alone in my marriage, and told myself that my husband’s forgetfulness and failures were symptoms of his ADD. But in truth, his covert manipulation, lies, and deception kept me trapped in a cycle of confusion and pain.

If you try to be compliant and agreeable, you may have a hard time knowing how to be assertive. Setting boundaries and having them respected can be a challenge. But here are eight ways a compliant spouse can calmly resist being controlled.

It’s hard being the parent of an adult child. Many people think that they are to always parent their children, but here are 10 tips to make the most of your relationship when your adult child is making bad decisions.

When a parent doesn’t like the decisions that their adult child is making, they can become desperate in their efforts to try to steer their child in a different direction. But what is at the root of that desperation to help their adult child? Discover the root of your fears - and the truth that will help set you free.