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.
When Being Around Family Feels Triggering or What Your Body Knows
Being around family can bring up anxiety, old roles, and unexpected emotional reactions. Learn why your body responds this way and how to stay grounded and protected.
When Father's Day Hurts: Grief, Estrangement, and the Complexity of Missing Someone Who Harmed You
Father’s Day can stir grief, anger, or longing when a father was absent, unsafe, or lost. This piece offers gentle ways to navigate triggers and honour your healing.
Writing a Letter to an Estranged Family Member: A Trauma-Informed Guide
Writing to someone you’re estranged from can be both powerful and painful. Before reaching out, it can help to pause and reflect. These five steps are designed to support you in deciding if, when, and how to make contact in a way that honours your safety, your boundaries, and your emotional wellbeing.
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- Boundaries
- attachment wounds
- Emotional Abuse
- nervous system
- Gaslighting
- Trauma Recovery
- Shame
- Nervous System Regulation
- trauma bonding
- trauma responses
- Coercive Control
- Self-worth
- Emotional regulation
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Trauma-informed therapy Melbourne
- Counselling Melbourne
- Childhood trauma
- Hypervigilance
- emotional safety
- trauma healing
- inner child
- relationship dynamics
- People-pleasing
- Rebuilding Trust
- anxious attachment
- Emotional Neglect
- avoidant attachment
- Emotional Manipulation
- codependency
- trauma recovery