I heard something recently that stuck with me: “When you can remember something traumatic without being emotionally hijacked by it, it becomes wisdom.” That doesn’t mean you forget what happened and suddenly think it was ok, and it defo doesn’t mean you have to be grateful for the shite you’ve experienced. But it does mean that you can finally remember what happened without feeling like you’re re-living it all over again in your body and mind. Before healing, you tell…
Over the last couple of years, the content I’ve been putting out has focused much more on educating people about unhealthy, toxic and abusive relationships (whatever label you decide to put on it). With that has come an abundance of trolls – plenty of fake accounts leaving shite comments on my posts. GOOD. 😂 My coaches have always taught me to celebrate the haters, because it means I’m getting somewhere. There’s a growing army of people out there (men…
When I first heard “never let the unacceptable become the acceptable it really triggered a big reflection for me. 🧐 A reflection on how many times in the past I’ve done exactly that – let the unacceptable become the acceptable. 🥹 How in the past I’ve allowed myself to be treated with disrespect due to my own shitty boundaries. 😔 How I’ve allowed others to emotionally abuse me – some for years. 😭 How I gave my energy…
I was talking to a client last week who described a life changing event when he was 14. He smoked weed for the first (and last) time, and since then he felt like he’s been watching life through a veil, or from behind glass. He’s had heightened anxiety and struggles to relate to those around him. He’s looked into it on google and found the terms “derealization” and “depersonalisation.” “Derealization is an alteration in the perception…
I saw the above title in a quote this week, and it really triggered a big reflection for me. A reflection on how many times in the past I’ve done exactly that – let the unacceptable become the acceptable. How in the past I’ve allowed myself to be treated with disrespect due to my own shitty boundaries. How I’ve allowed others to emotionally abuse me – some for years. How I gave my energy and power away on the…