Trauma & Recovery: How Your Body Remembers and Starts to Heal

Safety feels dangerous. Calm feels suspicious. Your nervous system keeps bracing for impact, even in healthy relationships. For Adult Children of Alcoholics, growing up in chaos shapes the body in profound ways that can echo long into adulthood.

Trauma-informed therapy recognises that healing starts with safety, not pressure. This approach helps you understand how trauma affects your mind and body, and supports recovery at your own pace. Learn what to expect from compassionate, trauma-informed counselling in Melbourne, online or in person.

Online and in-room therapy offer different forms of safety, grounding, and connection. Learn how to choose the setting where your nervous system feels most supported.

Trauma bonds make it feel impossible to leave someone who hurts you. This article explains the cycle, the nervous-system wiring behind the attachment, and gentle steps toward breaking free.

Anxiety often feels like it comes out of nowhere, but your body is responding to old patterns of danger. This post explains why and offers grounded, compassionate tools to help you steady your nervous system.

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.

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.

After an emotionally abusive relationship, many people are left questioning themselves rather than the harm they endured. This article explores the confusing aftermath of emotional abuse and the gradual process of healing, rebuilding self-trust, boundaries, and a sense of worth.

Recovering from a toxic relationship includes recognising the pain, removing negative influences from your life, and finding happiness on your own. Toxic relationships can damage your self-esteem and sense of self, so it's important to practice self-love to heal and find yourself again after a breakup.

Toxic relationships can quietly erode your confidence and sense of self. This blog explores how abuse impacts self-esteem and how to rebuild your identity with compassion and support.

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 makes you doubt your own mind. This post explains how manipulation distorts reality and offers trauma-informed steps to rebuild trust in yourself.

Childhood trauma can leave lasting marks that influence how we relate, trust, and feel safe. Explore how early experiences shape adult attachment, self-worth, and healing.