
How Tolerating the Disapproval of People Sets You Free
When someone disapproves of us, we feel small. Learning the skill of tolerating disapproval will set us free to take risks and discover who we really are.
When someone disapproves of us, we feel small. Learning the skill of tolerating disapproval will set us free to take risks and discover who we really are.
This is the first article in a new series called “Lessons from
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Emotional abuse is particularly rampant because it flies under the radar and is hard to prove. Women in emotionally abusive relationships can be significantly affected by a simple glance, gesture, or slight change in the tone of voice of her abuser—things that would never be noticed by anyone standing near. Even if you did point it out, others wouldn’t believe it was abusive, not knowing the inside, chronic history of the couple.
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