Rose Colored Glasses

Healing begins with understanding what really happened in your last toxic relationship.

In Rose Colored Glasses, therapist and educator Kate Mageau takes readers inside the emotional landscape of abuse, showing how toxic relationships unfold through the joys, the terrors, and the gaslighting. Part true story, part self-help guide, this book reveals what emotional abuse truly looks like, especially in the early stages when it's hardest to name.

Through raw storytelling and professional expertise, Mageau helps readers understand the hidden patterns of psychological abuse, why leaving is never simple, and how to reclaim their identity afterward.

Told in three parts and drawn from lived experience, this is more than a memoir. It is a survival tool for anyone seeking emotional abuse recovery and a new path forward. Whether you are a survivor, a friend, or a professional supporting someone through their healing journey, this book offers clarity, compassion, and hope.

You'll learn how to:

• Recognize the real warning signs beyond oversimplified checklists
• Understand why leaving is complicated, not a failure
• Support yourself or someone you love without blame or shame
• Rebuild your confidence and sense of self after toxic love

Kate Mageau is a licensed mental health counselor and nationally certified counselor specializing in relational trauma and emotional abuse recovery. She also trains other therapists to recognize and treat emotional abuse. With years of experience helping survivors, she knows that transformation rarely comes from lectures or lists. It comes from stories that make us feel seen.

For anyone who has experienced a toxic relationship, Rose Colored Glasses offers understanding, empowerment, and a way to see your past more clearly and your future more freely.

Companion workbook also available: Healing from Toxic Relationships: The Workbook.