It takes an average of seven to nine attempts for people to leave abusive relationships. So much of this is because you’re dealing with a master manipulator.
But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do! In this workshop, we cover everything you need to know, including the predictable cycle of toxic relationships, so that you can start recognizing examples of manipulation in your own situation, and can learn exactly what to expect, and can start desensitizing yourself.
We include expert advice in our “Survivor Story” interview with Suzie, who talks about how she survived a smear campaign and managed to find justice.
With this workshop, you’ll be able to avoid a lot of the common mistakes that draw people in and keep them stuck in toxic relationships. When you understand the various methods an abuser uses to control you, you’ll learn how to predict your partner’s behavior, and protect yourself from being sucked back into a toxic relationship.
Awareness is everything, and we’ll make sure that you have all the groundwork needed to develop “toxic radar.”
Introduction
How Class Works, Goals, Journaling
Journal Prompt #1
The Idealization Stage
Journal Prompt #2
The Devaluation Stage
Journal Prompt #3
The Discard
Journal Prompt #4
Smear Campaigns
Workshop Recap & Review of Goals
Interview: Suzie on Smear Campaigns
Journal Prompts Worksheet
Workshop Notes
Workshop Goals
Lisa & Chris: "The Recovery Couple"
Lisa Johnson
My toxic marriage lasted for nearly two decades, and I had no idea what I was actually dealing with until after I got out!
I am a state-certified domestic violence advocate and trained crisis counselor, with a background in education. I was able to use these skills to successfully represent myself in court for the past few years since the divorce, battling an ex who has disobeyed multiple court orders without consequence (yet!).
Even though I live the “warrior” lifestyle, I’ve managed to balance that with sole parenting my two nearly adult children, running a business in fashion, and loving life with Chris, who makes me laugh more than anyone.
Chris Barry
I was with a severe malignant narcissist for 14 years and still need to deal with her because we have two teenagers together. That's the bad news.
The GOOD news is that I'm out, and with firm boundaries in place, have very little contact with my ex. Best of all, I've found true love with Lisa and can model a healthy relationship for all of our kids.
Today, Lisa and I are dedicated to offering hope, guidance, and community to others struggling with toxic relationships so they can find the strength they need to sanity back and get out faster, cheaper, and with less pain.
How much time are you already spending on worrying, arguing, Googling your partner's irrational behaviors, and losing sleep? Each of our course modules is divided into bite-size chunks, which you can listen to at your convenience (usually totaling less than two hours.)
We got through it on our own, but we suffered unnecessarily along the way. Our goal in launching this program is to use our expert knowledge to get you through it a lot faster, cheaper, better, and with less pain than if you try to do it on your own.
Not yet, but the learning platform that BTGO's Sanity School is built on is fully responsive for mobile devices and should offer a great learning experience on any device.
There's a ton of free information available on the internet, some good, some not so good. We strive to do the best job of cutting through all the noise and giving you the most helpful guidance and support that you'll find anywhere. This is a full-time effort for us, and we simply need to earn an income from it. With all of that said, we feel that our workshops are priced very reasonably and affordably, and are a great value.
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