Apology reminds us that each person (including ourselves) deserves to be respected and treated fairly.

Apology reminds us that each person (including ourselves) deserves to be respected and treated fairly.

Emotional abuse is any type of abuse that is not physical in nature. It can include everything from verbal abuse to the silent treatment, domination to subtle manipulation.

What other people think of us usually has very little to do with who we are. It has a lot more to do with the other individuals' issues-their prejudices, their fears, and projections. So it is a waste of time to constantly try to impress or please others.

Strong Women never put their safety or their self-esteem aside to please someone else or to keep a man. If someone acts inappropriately or abusively in any way (including becoming emotionally abusive), Strong Women stand up for themselves and make it abundantly clear that they will not tolerate the abuse. If this doesn't work, they walk away.

It is far more important to know myself and take care of myself than it is to look good to others.

You have the right to your own ideas and opinions, to make your own decisions, and to have things go your way at times. Stand up for those rights.