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Can you give yourself a break? Self-Care for Survivors
Individuals who are too hard on themselves frequently believe their self-censure is justified.
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Apr 12, 20244 min read
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Connected Humanity: What difference do we make?
We talk about standing our ground, stand up, stand fast, speak up, have each other's backs...
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Apr 11, 20243 min read
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Reactive Abuse - When the Abused becomes the Abuser
In the context of interpersonal relationships, reactive abuse can be complex and can occur in various forms.
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Apr 10, 20244 min read
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Are You Gaslighting Yourself?
Do you often find yourself minimising the toxic behaviour of certain individuals in your life?
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Apr 9, 20246 min read
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Is this Gaslighting?
Gaslighting involves purposely making the victim feel like there is something wrong with them to diminish the victim’s self-worth...
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Apr 2, 20244 min read
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A is for Attitude
An extract from The ABC of Healing by Celeste Louw - let's talk attitude and healing. One of the biggest stumbling blocks to healing is...
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Mar 18, 20242 min read
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Gaslighting - The Ins and Outs
Examples of gaslighting tactics include countering, withholding, discrediting, forgetting, trivialising, and diverting.
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Mar 15, 202410 min read
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Gratitude and Mental Health
There are numerous psychological and physical benefits of practising gratitude.
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Mar 11, 20243 min read
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Give up the Guilt for Gratitude
Having something that someone else needs or desires may result in a combination of confusing emotions.
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Mar 6, 20245 min read
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Gender Based Violence - Not just a Women's Issue
GBV against boys and men is severely underreported.
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Feb 26, 20245 min read
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We are not all the same!
If there is one thing we should learn as soon as possible, it is that no one is universally liked or understood.
We are different.
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Feb 12, 20241 min read
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Contemplations
I wrote this piece 4 years ago. How sad so little has changed, only now I see more gendered memes that raise one gender to a higher standard
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Dec 31, 20231 min read
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The Law is not Morality
The law is not morality!
When we are talking intimate, social crimes this is one of the hardest things for survivors to understand.
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Dec 8, 20232 min read
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Be True to You
You are the one you have to live with.
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Dec 7, 20231 min read
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Trauma Bonds
Trauma bonds often linger, even after you have left your abuser. Feelings of “missing” them are common even though they have hurt you.
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Dec 1, 20235 min read
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Coercion. Manipulation. Exploitation.
The question is, what are we evolving into?
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Nov 29, 20231 min read
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Power, Control and Helping Others.
Empower not Enslave
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Nov 24, 20232 min read
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My 2c - Combatting Violence and Abuse
When we talk about combating the levels of violence and abuse, and the effect it has on society, we need to consider that once we have...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
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