Healing & Relationships Blogs; Trauma-Informed Insights
Gentle, trauma-informed insights on healing, boundaries and emotional safety.
These articles explore the impact of trauma, family violence, estrangement and relational wounds, offering clarity and support for people rebuilding trust in themselves and their relationships. If something here resonates, you’re welcome to reach out for a compassionate, grounding consultation.
You Left, But the Abuse Didn't Stop - Post-Separation Control
After separation, abuse often doesn’t end; it changes. Many survivors face ongoing control through legal systems, children, finances, and reputation, leaving them exhausted, isolated, and doubting their reality.
When People You Trust Become Weapons - Understanding Flying Monkeys
If you’ve ever wondered why people you trust defend or enable someone who’s hurt you, this article explores the role of “flying monkeys” in narcissistic abuse and how their involvement can leave you feeling confused, isolated, and doubting yourself.
When Money Becomes a Weapon - Recognising Financial Control
Financial abuse is a hidden form of control that can leave you anxious, dependent, and trapped, even when the money is technically “yours.” This post explains how financial control works and how to recognise it.
Tag Cloud
- attachment wounds
- Coercive Control
- Emotional Abuse
- Boundaries
- nervous system
- trauma bonding
- Gaslighting
- Nervous System Regulation
- Shame
- Trauma Recovery
- Self-worth
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- emotional abuse
- Emotional regulation
- relational trauma
- trauma responses
- trauma recovery
- Hypervigilance
- attachment trauma
- emotional safety
- People-pleasing
- Emotional Neglect
- trauma bonds
- Childhood trauma
- family estrangement
- relationship dynamics
- anxious attachment
- Domestic Violence
- avoidant attachment
- Relationship Patterns