It was November 2018. I woke up on the floor after sleeping in a room in my house that I used as my office, instead of sleeping in my bedroom, where he was sleeping. I felt scared, afraid to leave the room and confront the situation ahead of me, treading on eggshells as always and feeling like a shell of my former self. 🐚 It wasn’t unusual to be met with passive aggressiveness, being completely ignored…
Last week I had a car accident & it was just another thing that highlighted the difference between my amazing relationship with Hot Fiancé vs my unhealthy relationships in the past. In my past relationships my ex would make it all about what a hassle it was for him, even when an accident wasn’t at all my fault. I wouldn’t want to call him or put him out in any way so I’d soldier on alone as best I…
Hey Legend, My 5 Day Love Lab Challenge is due to kick off on Monday 20 January 2025. Over the course of the 5 day challenge, you will… Reflect on your current relationship with yourself and others so that you can see areas of improvement. Explore your values, needs, and beliefs so you become aware of why you do, say and think the way you do. Learn the difference between self-love and self-care so you can live life…
Day 8, 2025. Did you set any resolutions at the start of the year? ✍🏻 How are they going? Chances are, not very well. 🤔 Rather than set resolutions each year, why not focus on getting your shit together in general? How long has it been now that you’ve been thinking of changing your career, healing your past, working on (or ending) your relationship, prioritising your health and fitness, {insert desired goal here}? If not now, then when? Things…
As the world moves on from the 2020 pandemic, we continue to experience a global crisis in our homes – domestic abuse. During May 2020 SBS focused on the family violence crisis in Australia, with a three part documentary series “See What You Made Me Do” based on Jess Hill’s book of the same title (highly recommended this book, it’s an incredible but disturbing read). The series explores one of the most complex and urgent issues of our time…
Most of us in life experience at least one relationship that becomes unhealthy for us. I’ve had my share of long term relationships that were abusive and codependent where I ended up as a shell of who I was. 😶🌫️ Leaving is hard because you’ve lost all confidence in who you are as a person. Abusive people show traits of narcissism and usually have attachment issues from childhood which tend to create a toxic playground and codependency/trauma bonding in…