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.

What if healthy co-parenting isn’t possible? This post explores post-separation abuse, when parenting becomes a tool of control, and offers trauma-informed strategies to help you stay safe and protect your children.

Traumatic memories can surface suddenly, leaving you feeling flooded or numb. This post explores why that happens and offers gentle, practical tools to help you stay present and begin healing.

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.

Dating after a difficult relationship can feel daunting. Fear of repeating old patterns, lowered self-trust, and emotional vulnerability often linger. This article explores how to rebuild trust in yourself first and why caution when trusting others can make sense after harm.

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that slowly erodes your trust in your own perceptions.
Over time, it can leave you doubting your memory, your emotions, and even your sanity. This article explores how gaslighting works, why it’s so destabilising, and how to begin rebuilding self-trust after psychological manipulation.