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Gentle, trauma-informed insights on healing, boundaries, and emotional safety.
These articles offer understanding and support for women navigating the effects of trauma, family violence, and relational wounds. If something here resonates with you, you’re welcome to reach out for a compassionate consultation.
Navigating Relationships with Aging Narcissists
As people with strong narcissistic traits age, their need for control often intensifies, leaving loved ones walking on eggshells. Learn how to protect your well-being, set boundaries, and navigate the emotional fallout with clarity and care.
Understanding Vulnerable Narcissism: Insights from the movie “The Real Pain”
Have you ever felt drained by a relationship where one person’s insecurity always takes centre stage? Vulnerable narcissists don’t boast; they seek constant reassurance. This post explores their emotional push-pull and what makes these dynamics so confusing.
Why Does Healthy Love Feel Uncomfortable After Abuse?
After abuse, safety can feel unfamiliar. Healthy love may seem distant or uneasy at first. This post explores why comfort can feel like fear and how healing makes space for trust again.
Why Do They Stay: The Complex Reality of Leaving Abuse
Leaving an abusive relationship isn’t easy. Trauma bonds, fear, and emotional exhaustion can make breaking free feel impossible. This post explores why survivors stay and how healing and support can help them reclaim their lives.
Understanding Spiritual Abuse: A Hidden Form of Control in Relationships
January is Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month. This blog explores the signs of spiritual abuse, how it manifests in relationships, and the steps to healing for those affected. Support and compassion are key in helping survivors regain their sense of self and faith.
“It Felt Like Love. It Was Control”. A Story of Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse often hides behind gestures of love, concern, and care. In Ella’s story, we see how control slowly takes hold and how recovery begins with recognising it.
Rebuilding After Abuse: Steps to Finding Closure
Healing after a dysfunctional relationship is hard, but with self-compassion, therapy, and understanding the grief process, you can move toward closure and a healthier future.
Unmasking Legal Abuse: The Weaponisation of the Legal System
Legal abuse is a lesser-known but powerful tactic often used in domestic abuse situations. This happens when one partner exploits the legal system to exert control and inflict pain, even after the relationship has ended.
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