Emotional abuse is often subtle, slow, and easy to minimise, especially when you still care about the person hurting you. If you’ve been doubting your memory, questioning your reactions, or wondering whether something feels “off,” this guide helps you recognise the signs, understand the impact on your nervous system, and begin trusting yourself again.

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.

Co-parenting only works when both parents are safe and respectful. For survivors of abuse, that isn’t always possible. This post explores post-separation abuse and how parallel parenting can protect both children and your peace.

Parentification is a hidden form of childhood role reversal that leaves lasting emotional wounds. This post explores how it happens, how it shapes adult relationships, and gentle ways to begin healing.

Do you often feel like the parent in your relationship with your parents? This post explores the traits of emotionally immature parents, how they affect your self-worth and relationships, and gentle ways to heal and move forward.

Why survivors stay isn’t about weakness; it’s about survival. Learn how trauma, coercive control, attachment, and practical barriers make leaving abuse profoundly complex, and what actually helps.

Most people don’t avoid therapy because they’re uninterested in healing; they avoid it because their nervous system learned long ago that vulnerability is dangerous. Here’s why hesitation makes sense, and why seeking help can feel so frightening.

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.

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.