Resources
Welcome to our Resources!
At the moment, we have Factsheets on each of the key issues that Dr Fiona considers essential in her work and for her clients. Over time, we anticipate that this page will grow to include larger resources, workbooks, checklists, and short courses.
If there is a topic you are interested in, please let us know via email or via the contact page. This helps us understand which areas are priorities for people interested in Dr Fiona's work.
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Like reading books? Here is Dr Fiona's Recommended Reading List
This factsheet is not about that person who ate your yogurt, forgot to refill the photocopier, or stole your pen right off your desk. These people may make your life miserable and may even be narcissistic, yet these annoying individuals can usually be dealt with by bringing the issues to their attention.
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In 2022, “gaslighting” was named word of the year, after searches for this term increased by 1,740%. It’s become a term and topic everyone wants to know about. Gaslighting is not a new term; instead, it originated from a 1930s stage play and later a movie called ‘Gas Light’. The story showed how the husband of a woman led her to believe she was going crazy by slowly turning down the gaslight, claiming it had not been touched.
Studies on female-to-female workplace bullying suggest it could be the experience of 95% of women. If you include social settings, you find that all women have had an experience of female bullying at some stage in their life, whether at school, work or home. Toxic women can destroy friendships, families and careers.
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Relational Aggression is behaviour often seen in women who seek to destroy a person’s relationships with others through rumours, gossip and the social manipulation of groups.
Women are less likely to use physical aggression than men, and this means they often resort to non-physical covert tactics like Relational Aggression. Women who use aggression at work are 71% more likely to target another woman than a man (Workplace Bullying Institute Survey, 2007).
The Dark Tetrad began as the Dark Triad, with the addition of sadism in 2013 to the psychological theory. These four dark types of behaviour sit along a continuum, with some bad behaviour touching on all of them. They interrelate in a way that leaves a trail of destruction at work, at home, and in society, with only the degree varying.
It's hard to believe that men can be victims of domestic violence, given that man-hating feminists dominate the narrative. Studies that highlight the issue of men as victims of domestic violence are available but not promoted as much as women's issues. When you move past gender and instead view domestic violence through the lens of ‘power’ and ‘conflict resolution tactics’, you gain a clearer understanding of what is happening in the home.