As a relationship consultant, speaker and author, Rhoberta Shaler, The Relationship Help Doctor, provided urgent and ongoing care for relationships in crisis, for individuals, couples, companies, and even the United States Marines. For more than 30 years, she helped the partners, exes, adult children, and co-workers of the relentlessly difficult, toxic people she called “Hijackals®” to stop the crazy-making and save their sanity. An expert in conflict management, negotiation, and mediation, Dr. Shaler offered audiences the insights and strategies to recognize, realize, and recover from the pain, friction, and drama of troubling relationships.
Dr. Shaler brought hope! Along with the information and support, she offered new perspective audiences needed to reclaim confidence, assertiveness, and sanity when dealing with the constant uncertainty and jaw-dropping behaviors of Hijackals in life, at home and at work. Rhoberta hosted two weekly podcasts, Emotional Savvy: The Relationship Help Show, and Save Your Sanity: Help for Toxic Relationships. She provided help, hope, and how-to’s of recognizing, realizing, and recovering from what listeners often hadn’t even allowed themselves to think of as abusive relationships.
Author of 16 books, including Kaizen for Couples: Smart Steps to Save, Sustain, and Strengthen Your Relationships, Escaping the Hijackal Trap: The Definitive Guide to Dealing with Relentlessly Difficult People, and Stop! That’s Crazy-Making! How to Quit Playing the Passive-Aggressive Game, Dr. Shaler inspired hope, sowed peace, and changed lives. We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Shaler passed away on April 3, 2024.
