When you think of boundaries, what comes to mind? Boundaries are just limits we put in place to safeguard our well-being. These limits can either be physical or emotional. They outline what you are comfortable with, how you expect others…
Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash If you want to move on from a toxic relationship, then ‘No contact’ is probably your best bet. It is probably the hardest step when healing from toxic relationships. As the name suggests, it’s all…
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash When entangled with a narcissist, you find yourself grappling with perplexing situations, seeking answers to the elusive “whys” and “how’s” that seem to have no clear resolution. The sense of confusion and unanswered questions leaves…
Photo by David Vives on Unsplash Have you ever received a message or reminder from your abusive ex, bringing up the happy moments you shared in the past? It can be quite puzzling and bring up a mix of emotions. For…
Photo by Kateryna Hliznitsova on Unsplash The holidays are supposed to be the greatest times or the “happiest times” of the year where we laugh and connect with those close to us or with our families. It’s more like the time…
Photo by Gabriel on Unsplash Recovery from narcissistic abuse is not a walk in the park and it will push you to the dark edges of your inner world. Once you’ve left that narcissistic relationship, you expect to be finally free…
Photo by Fernando Jorge on Unsplash You’ve just left that toxic relationship, doing ‘No Contact’ and everything is going okay but deep inside you still feel that you’re not making any progress in your healing journey and you still feel so…
Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲! 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 betrayed you 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲!! Trauma bonding is that 𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 developed between you and a toxic person where the brain holds onto the…
When you’ve lived most of your life second-guessing yourself and feeling anxious because of how you were brought up, you might think there is no other way to live your life but to stick to what you’ve gotten used to. Today, I’d like to…
When you’ve left an abusive relationship, if there’s something that will seem like a long and distant dream, it will be loving yourself or treating yourself with kindness. You will find yourself talking ill about yourself, berating yourself, emotionally abusing…
Self-forgiveness is a step forward in your recovery from toxic or narcissistic relationship. “𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕.” — 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒖 Recovery from a toxic, abusive, or narcissistic relationship is not an easy feat…
