Shame doesn’t just live in your thoughts; it shapes how you react, relate, and protect yourself. This blog explores the four common shame archetypes that develop after trauma or emotionally unsafe relationships.

When you grew up without a model of safe, nurturing mothering, parenting can awaken both love and fear. This post explores how to mother without a map, grieving what you didn’t receive while learning to trust that your care is enough.

The mother-daughter relationship shapes our first sense of love and safety. When it’s marked by neglect, criticism, or absence, it can leave deep “mother wounds” that echo into adulthood as self-doubt and shame. This post explores how those wounds show up and offers compassionate ways to heal and reclaim your voice.

Toxic shame often begins in childhood, shaping how you see yourself and what you believe you deserve. This piece explores how early experiences create lasting wounds and how healing becomes possible.

Emotional abuse rarely starts with cruelty. It begins with care, intensity, and “I’m only doing this because I love you.” This post explores how love slowly becomes control, why leaving is so hard, and how to begin rebuilding your sense of self.

Struggling to say “no”? This trauma-informed guide explains why boundaries feel so hard, how childhood conditioning shapes your ability to set limits, and how to protect your energy without guilt. Learn how to create relationships where you feel respected, valued, and at peace.

Emotional emptiness can feel like a quiet void, a disconnection from your own feelings and from others. This article explores why it develops and how therapy can gently support reconnection.

Mixed signals in dating are more than frustrating, they can echo old attachment wounds. This trauma-informed guide unpacks why breadcrumbing feels so powerful and how to recognise when it’s pulling you into a familiar cycle of hope, confusion, and self-doubt.

Childhood trauma doesn’t always look dramatic or obvious. Often, it shows up in adulthood through attachment patterns, emotional overwhelm or numbness, chronic self-doubt, and difficulty feeling safe in relationships. This article explores how early experiences shape the nervous system, self-worth, and our capacity for connection and why recognition is the first step toward healing.