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 113 min read
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 104 min read
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 96 min read
Are You Gaslighting Yourself?
Do you often find yourself minimising the toxic behaviour of certain individuals in your life?
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Apr 24 min read
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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Mar 182 min read
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 1510 min read
Gaslighting - The Ins and Outs
Examples of gaslighting tactics include countering, withholding, discrediting, forgetting, trivialising, and diverting.
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Mar 113 min read
Gratitude and Mental Health
There are numerous psychological and physical benefits of practising gratitude.
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Mar 65 min read
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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Feb 265 min read
Gender Based Violence - Not just a Women's Issue
GBV against boys and men is severely underreported.
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Feb 121 min read
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 83 min read
Charity?
Showing people the underbelly of human behaviour is not a popular task, but an essential one if we are ever to lower the occurrences.
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Dec 31, 20231 min read
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 8, 20232 min read
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 1, 20235 min read
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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Nov 29, 20231 min read
Coercion. Manipulation. Exploitation.
The question is, what are we evolving into?
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
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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