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Rina Groeneveld
🦚Why does your abuser suddenly sound like a therapist?

Feb 20, 2026

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7 min read

🦚Why does your abuser suddenly sound like a therapist?

DARVO got an upgrade

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Your mind says "I shouldn't be feeling this"

Feb 13, 2026

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7 min read

🦚Your mind says "I shouldn't be feeling this"

but your body says "Who are you kidding?"

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚29 court dates in 2 years

Feb 6, 2026

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12 min read

🦚29 court dates in 2 years

When court becomes your ex's most effective weapon

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Parenting advice that makes you go WTF??!!!

Jan 30, 2026

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7 min read

🦚Parenting advice that makes you go WTF??!!!

It might spike your blood pressure but you still need to hear it

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Spiritual abuse in co-parenting

Jan 23, 2026

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15 min read

🦚Spiritual abuse in co-parenting

When your ex speaks for God

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Every protective parent gets this label

Jan 16, 2026

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9 min read

🦚Every protective parent gets this label

Here's why

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Before you accept your ex's ultimatum

Jan 9, 2026

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10 min read

🦚Before you accept your ex's ultimatum

ask this question instead

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚The court blamed HER for his choices

Jan 1, 2026

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8 min read

🦚The court blamed HER for his choices

How she's flipping the script

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Before you give up on documentation - read this

Dec 23, 2025

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8 min read

🦚Before you give up on documentation - read this

Here's what you're actually creating.

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Stop spiraling into "what did I do wrong?"

Dec 19, 2025

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9 min read

🦚Stop spiraling into "what did I do wrong?"

Ask this question instead

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Everyone thinks your ex is wonderful?

Dec 12, 2025

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10 min read

🦚Everyone thinks your ex is wonderful?

No, you're not crazy

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚When your ex lets your kids down...again

Dec 5, 2025

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13 min read

🦚When your ex lets your kids down...again

Don't make this mistake

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Think you've got no cards to play against your ex?

Nov 28, 2025

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14 min read

🦚Think you've got no cards to play against your ex?

Three power plays that trump their threats

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚The power you're building

Nov 21, 2025

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13 min read

🦚The power you're building

(which your ex hopes you never figure out)

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Your ex bets you'll do one of these two things (don't)

Nov 14, 2025

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14 min read

🦚Your ex bets you'll do one of these two things (don't)

How to stop ping-ponging between hope and despair

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚You left. So, why are you still there?

Nov 7, 2025

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11 min read

🦚You left. So, why are you still there?

You're not addicted to your ex. You were manipulated.

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Why this "helpful" advice is actually dangerous for abuse victims

Oct 31, 2025

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10 min read

🦚Why this "helpful" advice is actually dangerous for abuse victims

When communication techniques ignore power dynamics

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚That thing your ex never cared about (until now)

Oct 24, 2025

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12 min read

🦚That thing your ex never cared about (until now)

Why everything became a crisis overnight.

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚"I have nothing to show for my life"

Oct 17, 2025

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12 min read

🦚"I have nothing to show for my life"

Can we talk about this?

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚"I forgive you for things I imagined" - wait, wut?

Oct 10, 2025

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9 min read

🦚"I forgive you for things I imagined" - wait, wut?

This 🚩"apology" made my jaw drop (and yours will too)

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Has your abusive ex discovered ChatGPT?

Oct 3, 2025

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12 min read

🦚Has your abusive ex discovered ChatGPT?

3 reasons why it's not the threat you think it is

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚How to train your Orc🧌

Sep 26, 2025

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10 min read

🦚How to train your Orc🧌

Learn to set consistent boundaries with a narcissistic ex

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚The jet-set jackass

Sep 19, 2025

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11 min read

🦚The jet-set jackass

When vacations become a weapon in post-separation abuse

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚Why you feel like a failure when you're doing so much

Sep 12, 2025

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13 min read

🦚Why you feel like a failure when you're doing so much

What if the shame was never yours to begin with?

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
🦚When they keep moving the goalposts on you

Sep 5, 2025

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7 min read

🦚When they keep moving the goalposts on you

The toxic client who triggered my PTSD

Rina Groeneveld
Rina Groeneveld
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