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The 8 Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships: A Bay Area Psychologist Perspective

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s important for everyone – not only domestic violence survivors – to understand it’s not so easy for a person to extricate themselves from an abusive situation. The reasons women stay in abusive relationships are multifaceted, involving fear, financial dependence, concern for children, emotional manipulation, hope for change, social pressures, and lack of support. Understanding these reasons is essential for developing effective interventions and support systems to help women safely exit abusive situations.

Couples Therapy, EMDR, Sex TherapyDenise RenyeSeptember 26, 2024abuse, abuse survivor, abusive relationships, narcissistic abuse, couples therapy marin county, marin county couples therapist, Marin county EMDR therapist, marin county sex therapist

Stormy Daniels: A Sexologist’s Perspective

Society heaps shame onto sex workers. People’s discomfort stems from ingrained and indoctrinated beliefs. They think sex works not a valid profession, which it is.. Daniels is an excellent example of that. She has worked in the sex industry for more than two decades as a performer, writer, and director. She’s a self-made woman that doesn’t bow down to shame or let society’s expectations of her put her in a box. She’s a badass who ultimately brought Trump to justice despite great personal risk.

Denise RenyeApril 25, 2023sex workers, sex work is work, sex worker, abuse, abuse survivor, narcissistic abuse, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county CA, marin county

How to Apologize Effectively in 5 Steps

These non-apologies essentially blame the other person for feeling upset or hurt. There isn’t acknowledgment on the part of the person who did the hurting so they aren’t real apologies. That’s the key, acknowledgment of one’s own actions. The non-apologies are defensive statements that endeavor to get the person who is doing the apologizing “off the hook.” The statements don’t take responsibility for the person’s actions so they aren’t real apologies.

Trauma HealingDenise RenyeFebruary 8, 2023apology, narcissistic abuse, relationships, romantic, romantic partnerships

Are you Gaslighting Yourself?

Gaslighting can be unconscious. It can be so effortless you don’t even know it’s happening. It could be your normal way of operating and last for years unchecked because it thrives in the shadows. That also means by looking at the shadow, by doing shadow work, it’s possible to reconnect with reality and that internal light can shine forth like a beacon.

Denise RenyeFebruary 27, 2022gaslighting, trauma, trauma bond, trauma healing, toxic relationship, narcissistic abuse, narcissism, codependency

Narcissism: The Shadow of Organized Religion

We’re seeing the shadow side of the Catholic church, the side they want to hide but must be dealt with. Carl Jung popularized shadow work in the West and emphasized that we all have different parts of ourselves that have been exiled, that we try to repress or keep hidden. One of Jung’s most famous quotes is, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

Denise RenyeFebruary 11, 2022sexual trauma, sexual healing, catholic church, abuse, abuse survivor, narcissistic abuse

An In-Depth Look at Relationships with Narcissistic Elements

Healthy relationships are consensual ones where each partner respects the other’s boundaries and doesn’t make assumptions about what’s OK and what’s not.

Denise RenyeFebruary 11, 2022trauma bong, narcissistic abuse, flying monkey, codependency, trauma

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