DAY 8 | The Quiet Before It Starts, Recognising the Calm That Isn’t
Abuse rarely begins loudly—it arrives disguised as love, concern, and protection. As Domestic Abuse Awareness Month winds down, this reflection explores how coercive control first appears as quiet devotion, slowly shrinking your world until your autonomy is traded for someone else’s comfort.
Angel Numbers & Everyday Spirituality: Finding Light in Life’s Patterns
Discover how angel numbers became an unexpected anchor during trauma recovery. Backed by neuroscience, this personal essay explores pattern recognition, nervous system regulation, and why spirituality isn’t “woo-woo” — it’s survival.
Understanding Dissociation Through Lived Experience, Neuroscience, and Survivor-Led Advocacy 💙
A nurse and PTSD survivor shares her journey with dissociation. What it really is, the neuroscience behind it, and how to find support on the path to healing.
Coercive Control and Family Court Lived Experience: Part 8 of 8 — This time I Knew the Script
The paperwork arrived with a familiar script. I stayed at work, managed the adrenaline, and logged into the remote hearing steady. No performance—just dates, notes, and boundaries. This is how I handled a professional standards playbook using documentation, ordinary decency, and integrity.
Why I Write
A survivor’s testimony documenting coercive control and police failures, the timeline she built to protect her children, and a call to prioritise child safety.
Recovering from Abuse: Support, Strength & Understanding
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