by Michael Padraig Acton | Feb 28, 2023
Last year, I was honored to be interviewed by Attachment Styles and Life Transitions Coach and Mentor, Michelle Cappelli Gordon. Michelle wanted to ask me about the first book in my Power of You series, Learning How To Leave. Here is the...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Feb 15, 2023
Last year, I was honored to be interviewed by Attachment Styles and Life Transitions Coach and Mentor, Michelle Cappelli Gordon. Michelle wanted to ask me about the first book in my Power of You series, Learning How To Leave. Here is the first part of the interview...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Feb 26, 2022
Article edited 4/5/22 following tragic death of Dwayne Haskins One in seven men are the victims of domestic abuse. That means there will be an average of two men in an NBA roster – or seven in a full NFL roster – who are victims within a toxic...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Jan 7, 2019
Learn about the ways in which 10 celebrities ended their toxic relationships. The #MeToo movement has raised awareness of the oppression – of women and men – within the Hollywood industry and the workplace in general. One insidious form of oppression...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Jul 16, 2018
Codependency anxiety is the apprehension a codependent personality feels at the potential of being abandoned by their partner, friend, work colleague, sibling, parent or other significant person. The narcissist, anxious of being abandoned, plays on this feeling by...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Jun 11, 2016
Forgiveness image copyright: olegdudko / 123RF Stock Photo If you have suffered a severe trauma – child abuse, rape, domestic violence, the betrayal of a long-term partner, the violent loss of someone you love – your whole world will probably lie in ruins about you....
by Michael Padraig Acton | Sep 15, 2015
Self-harm is found in both genders, in all age groups, in every social class and across ethnic divides. But why do people deliberately cause themselves injury? The question has more than one answer, but there are two myths that need to be addressed from the start:...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Apr 2, 2015
Creating associations between activities is something us humans are good at and lies behind habit formation. Breaking those associations is often more challenging and habits can become so deeply ingrained that they override our real needs. When we become aware of a...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Jun 18, 2014
Online Dating Image Copyright: kzenon / 123RF Stock Photo Online dating is a 21st Century phenomenon and it is a natural extension of our social networking activity, especially if we have struggled to find meaningful relationships in our own backyard or we are on the...
by Michael Padraig Acton | Apr 15, 2013
Image copyright: auremar / 123RF Stock Photo It’s frightening to face up to the possibility that you and your partner may no longer have a future together but until you are honest with yourself about your doubts, you will be stuck in limbo, unable to move onto...
by Michael Padraig Acton | May 5, 2012
Abuse takes many forms but it generally means that a person or people are making another or others hurt. Whether you are a child, adult, teenager; male, female, GLBT; rich, poor; educated or not, any one of us can be subjected to abuse. There are certain steps that we...
