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Looking Back: How Acceptance Changed Everything
A personal reflection on parenting, healing, and supporting a child’s identity with love, safety, and acceptance.
The Lay-By That Held Me Together
A quiet, reflective piece about the lay‑by that became a lifeline during years of trauma. Returning there after difficult news revealed something profound: the body can learn safety again, and the places that once held our fear can become proof that we survived.
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
Mental Health and Neurodiversity – Understanding the Link
A detailed, evidence-informed blog for survivors, families, and professionals By Laura Prince | NAAVoices.com Why This Conversation Matters Neurodiversity and mental health are deeply interconnected — not because neurodivergent people are ‘predisposed’ to mental illness, but because society has historically failed to recognise, support, and accommodate different neurotypes. Research consistently shows that autistic, ADHD, and
At 34, Everything Changed
At 34, Everything Changed December 15, 2025 The Mother They Created When They Failed My Children At 34, I lost everything. Not my job—work remained my only safe haven, the one place that still made sense when nothing else did. What I lost was far more fundamental. I lost my belief that people do the
DAY 7 | The Mask of Charm, When Public Persona Hides Private Harm
Not everyone who appears kind truly is. Some abusers master the art of public charm while inflicting private cruelty. This piece explores the disorienting experience of being harmed by someone the world praises—where words become weapons, silence becomes punishment, and charm becomes the perfect disguise.
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.
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.
Living Behind the Mask: My Journey with PTSD
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with surviving trauma — not just the initial impact, but the daily reality of living in a world that no longer feels safe. For me, trauma arrived in two devastating waves. The first was domestic abuse that shattered my sense of home. The second was police corruption
