When Your Nervous System Remembers: Understanding Polyvagal Theory After Narcissistic Abuse
When Your Nervous System Remembers: Understanding Polyvagal Theory After Narcissistic Abuse A personal reflection on the neuroscience of surviving and healing I’m currently working through a coaching certificate in post-narcissistic abuse recovery, and something struck me as I read through the materials: I already knew almost everything they were teaching. Not from textbooks or lectures,…
When the Training Becomes Personal
When the Training Becomes Personal December 28, 2025 I’ve just completed the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery training, and it was tougher than expected. I began to deepen my understanding of supporting others through this. Facing how deeply it resonated with my own experiences required absolute honesty, humility, and resilience. This process reinforced a critical point: recovery…
Three Christmases: From Nothing to Everything That Matters
Three Christmases: From Nothing to Everything That Matters December 27, 2025 When Others’ Journeys Aren’t Ours to Judge Content note: This post discusses domestic abuse, coercive control, child trauma, financial abuse, and Christmas‑related triggers. A Facebook Post That Hit Hard Recently, I saw someone post on Facebook about how hard they’d worked to get their…
A Different Kind of Christmas: Happy!
A Different Kind of Christmas: Happy! December 24, 2025Advocacy,Childhood trauma,Daily Blog,Domestic Abuse Awareness,Embracing parenthood, Mum Life,,Empath,Family Court,Family Court Challenges: The Hidden Toll of Coercive Control,Healing/Recovery,LGBTQ,Mental Health Awareness,Mothers Struggles,Nursing love,Personal Growth,Recent Blog,Relationship Dynamics,self-care, mental health, neurodiversity, practices for maintaining physical, emotional, and mental well-being, Mindfulness and Meditation, techniques for reducing stress and enhancing mental clarity,,Survivor stories,The…
Why Do I Do It to Myself?
Why Do I Do It to Myself? 21 December 2025 The Kitchen Floor I collapsed on the kitchen floor, crying while washing up. Not a tidy cry. Not a “have a minute and pull yourself together” cry.The kind where your body gives up because it’s held too much for too long. And what triggered it…
Recovering from Abuse: Support, Strength & Understanding
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