Learn how to stimulate the vagus nerve for relaxation and healing. Understand the role of the parasympathetic nervous …
Writing about healing after an abusive relationship. The small steps, the lessons learned, the science, and everything in between.
I started writing here because I couldn’t find what I needed to heal after I was safe. I didn’t understand why I felt the way I did, even though I was safe, and I couldn’t find what I needed to help me learn.
I needed content that took my experience seriously without treating me like I was fragile, while giving me actual information. That is what this blog is.
Posts here cover neuroscience, explanations on why how you feel makes complete sense, the practical and often unglamorous work of building your life, creative and the body as tools for healing, and what it looks like to grow into someone new on the other side of an abusive relationship.
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Learn how to stimulate the vagus nerve for relaxation and healing. Understand the role of the parasympathetic nervous …
Learn how to start healing after an abusive relationship with these five gentle steps. Build safety, reclaim self-worth, …
Learn how fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses work, why they persist after trauma, and how to recognize …
Anticipatory grief can reawaken trauma responses. Here’s how I navigated fear, body memory, and uncertainty during my partner’s …
Medical emergencies can reactivate trauma. Here’s how I faced fear and old wounds when my partner needed surgery, …
Feeling stuck after abuse is common, even when you’re safe. Learn why your brain and body still react …