Conflict is part of every relationship. But when disagreements leave you smaller, anxious, or doubting your own reality, something deeper may be happening. Here’s how to recognise the shift from conflict to abuse.

Coercive control doesn’t begin with bruises; it begins with self-doubt. This trauma-informed guide helps you recognise the signs, understand why it’s so hard to leave, and begin reclaiming your sense of self.

Being in a toxic relationship can leave you feeling drained, isolated, and unseen. Emotional abuse and manipulation quietly breed loneliness that’s hard to name and even harder to escape.

Relationship anxiety isn’t the same as falling out of love. Anxiety is rooted in fear and nervous-system activation, while falling out of love involves emotional disconnection.

If you’ve ever wondered why people you trust defend or enable someone who’s hurt you, this article explores the role of “flying monkeys” in narcissistic abuse and how their involvement can leave you feeling confused, isolated, and doubting yourself.

Healthy love can feel unsettling after abuse. When your nervous system has learned to associate chaos with connection, calm can feel foreign, even unsafe. This blog explores why kind, stable partners feel “boring” and how your body can relearn what real safety feels like.

After leaving a toxic relationship, many people don’t feel free, they feel hollow, disoriented, and unsure of who they are. This article explores how abuse erodes self-esteem and identity, and offers a trauma-informed path toward rebuilding trust, voice, and self-worth at your own pace.

The lies we tell ourselves in relationships aren’t failures, they’re survival strategies. This trauma-informed guide helps you understand what they protect and how to gently move toward truth.

Parents estranged from adult children can experience deep loss, confusion, grief and identity-shifts. This article explores common causes, emotional impacts, and reflective ways of understanding what has happened.