If you’ve been following along this month, I’ve been talking about the different types of abuse leading up to how it shows up in cycles and affects our relationships. This week, I’m going to focus on two major categories: mental abuse and neglect. I’ll start with mental abuse. Mental abuse comes in many forms and …
Two weeks ago, I shared about Imposter Syndrome. Then last week, I mentioned that I would share some ways to combat it. So, here I am to keep my word and share some of what I have learned about and what has been working for me. It’s time to let go of perfect. The biggest …
Last week, I talked about how dangerous toxic positivity can be when used as an attempt to comfort others. These days, it seems like ‘thinking positively’ is the seen as a cure-all. Whether intentional or not, in a way, a lot of people are made to feel like if they’re having any kind of trouble …
Almost everyone has dealt with toxic positivity in one way or another. Unfortunately, most of us have also dealt out our fair share of it unintentionally. In these situations, we think we’re helping, but in reality, we’re doing more harm than good. There are two types of toxic positivity that I want to address. The …
Earlier this month I wrote about body dysmorphia and some of my experience with it. This week, I’d like to focus on how I manage it and some things you can try if you also suffer from it. As I mentioned before, body dysmorphia can make it very difficult to live a happy and fulfilling …
Two weeks ago I shared about what Narcissistic Personality Disorder is (link) and last week I shared some examples from my own past of interacting with a Narcissist (link). This week, I wanted to share a little bit about healing from a narcissistic relationship. Not everyone heals the same. It’s important to note that some …
I’ve found that outing a narcissist is rarely easy. Despite the fact that these people have put us through a world of pain, we often still feel a warped sense of loyalty towards them due to all of their manipulation. While logically, we know that we don’t owe them anything, there’s still a part of …
I have been actively learning about Narcissistic Personality Disorder for about ten years now, but I’ve been passively learning about it since the day I was born. When I was younger, I didn’t know about this disorder. I’d always thought a narcissist was just someone who was vain. You know, a little too self-involved; maybe …
Continuing off of the trauma theme with the posts I wrote last week and the week before, this week I wanted to focus on healing. Healing is a big part of life after trauma. Whether you choose to heal or not, that decision will affect your life greatly. How do I know? Because I spent …
When I first started this site, I wasn’t sure how I was going to navigate sharing about trauma and healing without sharing the actual details of the last major trauma that I went through. The one that broke me so thoroughly, that I had no choice but to start over and build a whole new …
