Latest Blogs
In these articles, I explore common questions and challenges faced by women healing from domestic abuse, family violence, and trauma. I hope they will provide you with valuable insights and support. If you feel affected by any of the issues discussed, please don't hesitate to reach out for a compassionate consultation.
When You’ve Had to Mother Without a Map *Parenting after a painful childhood*
When you grew up without a model of safe, nurturing mothering, parenting can bring both love and fear. This piece explores how to mother without a map while grieving what you didn’t receive and learning to trust that your care is enough.
When Estrangement Feels Like Grief
Estrangement is a hidden grief. The person is alive, yet the relationship feels lost. This blog explores why estrangement cuts so deep, why it often goes unseen, and gentle ways to move forward with hope, compassion, and support.
Mother Wounds: How Emotional Neglect Shapes Women
The mother-daughter relationship shapes our earliest understanding of love and safety. When fractured by neglect, criticism, or absence, it creates wounds that echo into adulthood through harsh self-criticism, relationship struggles, and feelings of unworthiness. This blog explores how these "mother wounds" show up in our lives and offers compassionate guidance for healing and reclaiming your authentic voice.
From Calm to Chaos or How Your Window of Tolerance Affects Your Emotional Reactions
Why do some days feel calm while others leave you overwhelmed, anxious, or shut down? This blog explores the Window of Tolerance, a powerful trauma-informed framework that explains how your nervous system copes with stress and offers gentle, practical tools to help you regulate and reconnect.
Are You Too Sensitive? Why You Often Feel ‘Too Much’
Have you been told you're too emotional or that you overthink everything? This blog explores how emotional sensitivity often forms through trauma and how to reframe it as a strength, while learning to support your nervous system with compassion.
When Co-Parenting Becomes Impossible. Understanding Post-Separation Abuse
What if "healthy co-parenting" isn’t possible? This blog explores post-separation abuse, a hidden dynamic where parenting is weaponised. A trauma-informed guide to staying safe and protecting your children.
The Cost of Always Being the 'Strong One': Trauma and Hyper-Independence
Sometimes the strength we’re proud of hides a deeper struggle. This blog explores how trauma can lead to hyper-independence, a survival strategy that leaves us isolated and exhausted, and how healing begins when we allow ourselves to receive support. If you’ve always been the “strong one,” this gentle invitation to connection might be just what you need.
Parallel Parenting After Abuse: What It Is and Why It Matters
Co-parenting assumes both parents are safe and respectful, but what if that’s not your reality? This post explores the difficult truth of post-separation abuse and introduces parallel parenting as a safer path for children and survivors.
Tag Cloud
- Emotional Abuse
- Gaslighting
- Boundaries
- Trauma Recovery
- Toxic Relationship
- Healing After Abuse
- Relationships
- Childhood trauma
- Abusive relationships
- Domestic Violence
- self-esteem
- Attachment Style
- Self-worth
- Self-compassion
- co-dependency
- Self-Care
- Emotional Healing
- trauma bonding
- Healthy Relationships
- Healing from Trauma
- Family Dynamics
- Relationship Dynamics
- Emotional Well-being
- Red Flags
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Relationship Advice
- Cycle of Abuse
- Signs of Toxic Relationships
- Domestic Abuse
- love bombing