When you’ve been attacked, you’re already at a huge disadvantage. Anything you say in response can be dismissed as mere defensive retaliation. When you’re not trusted, it does you little good to say, ...

Over the years, I have helped people develop several strategies for responding to psychological assault. Here are five. 1. Learning to Fight Back Too many of us have been disempowered or silenced as a ...

When you’re under attack, the very first thing on your mind is to defend yourself. What’s the second thing? There is no second thing. There is only the urgency of swinging your fists and fighting off ...