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Financial Infidelity: The Cruelty of False Hope After Betrayal

September 10, 2025September 2, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings betrayal, betrayal in the ICU, coercive control, cognitive dissonance, consequences, emotional recovery after financial betrayal, financial infidelity, healing from abuse, hidden assets, hoovering, ICU, intermittent reinforcement, intuition, manipulation, rebuilding self-worth, reclaiming voice after manipulation, recovery, relationship breakdown in hospital, second chances, setting boundaries, survival, Trauma, trauma bonding, trauma bonding in relationships, walking away, writing

A raw account of financial infidelity, trauma bonding, and the death of false hope—told from the edge of survival.

Toxic People Still Suck: Day Five – Navigating the Nuances of “Cutting Them Out”

March 22, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings Abusive relationships, Blog Post, Boundry Setting, Codependency (if relevant), Conflict Resolution (use cautiously), Coping Strategies, Cutting People Out, Dealing with Drama, Dealing with toxic people, Difficult people, Difficult Relationships, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Distance, Emotional Wellbeing, Enforce Boundaries, Exit Strategy, Financial Dependence, Gaslighting (use accurately), Gray rock method, Gray rock method examples, How does therapy help with toxic relationships, How to deal with a toxic family member, How to enforce boundaries, How to limit contact with a toxic person, How to protect yourself from a manipulator, How to set boundaries with a toxic friend, How to survive a toxic workplace, Is it okay to cut off family, Joy, Life Advice, Limit Contact, manipulation, Mental Health, Mental Wellness Blog, mental-health, Narcissistic Abuse (use with caution), Personal Growth, Protect Your Energy, Protect Yourself, Relationship advice, Relationships, Remove Toxic People, self-care, Self-Improvement, Self-Preservation, Set Boundaries, Signs of a toxic relationship, Sumo-Sized Ginger, Support System, Therapy, Toxic Boss, Toxic Child (use with care), Toxic coworkers, Toxic Family, Toxic Friends, Toxic Parent, Toxic Partner, Toxic people, Toxic relationships, Toxic Sibling, Toxic Spouse, Unhealthy relationships, What to do when you can't cut someone out, When to leave a toxic relationship (if relevant)

https://youtu.be/Dz7BqupYQOU?si=s2PDDZAd6B15-K_N Toxic People Still Suck: Day Five - Navigating the Nuances of "Cutting Them Out" Hey y'all, it's your Sumo-sized Ginger again! Yesterday, we talked about the importance of removing toxic people from your life, and I ended with a pretty blunt call to action: "Cut them out!" I stand by that in principle, but … Continue reading Toxic People Still Suck: Day Five – Navigating the Nuances of “Cutting Them Out”

Day 3: The Slow Poison – Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs

March 20, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings abuse, backhanded, behavior, boundries, building, compliments, confidence, constant, creating, critism, cutting, dealing, Drained, emotional, energy, environment, esteem, Feeling, finding, gaslighting, go, Growth, health, how to spot, identifying, improving, letting, manipulation, mental, mental-health, negative, negativity, out, people, Personal, Personal Growth, personal-development, Positive, protecting, recognizing, relationship, Relationships, self, self-care, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth, setting, signs, supportive, tips, toxic, Toxic friendship, Toxic people, well being, wellbeing, worth

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9srUulxUyTA Day 3: The Slow Poison - Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs Hey y'all, Sumo-Sized Ginger here, back for Day 3 of our journey to identify and deal with the toxic people in our lives! Yesterday, we talked about some obvious signs of toxicity. Today, we're diving a little deeper, into the subtle ways toxic people can … Continue reading Day 3: The Slow Poison – Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs