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BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 3 – Boundaries

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC Part 3 – Boundaries Creating Boundaries That Protect Your Voice and Identity As you reclaim your voice and rebuild confidence in your decisions, the next essential step is setting boundaries. Boundaries are not walls but bridges to safety, clarity, and self-respect. They define where you end and someone else […]

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The Heart Field and Spiritual Perception

Personal Growth / Grace Chatting

The Heart Field and Spiritual Perception Energetically, the heart is more than an organ—it is a field, extending several feet in all directions from the body. This field is constantly interacting with others. You’ve felt it—when you “feel” someone walk into a room before they say a word, or sense dissonance despite polite words. In

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BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 2 – Voice

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC Part 2 – Voice Reclaiming Your Voice – Rebuilding Confidence in Decision-Making After years of living in a gaslit, emotionally unstable environment, many people find that such experiences severely undermine their ability to make decisions and trust themselves. Others may have silenced your voice, questioned or overridden your choices,

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Stages of Awakening: From Seeking to Sacred Union – How to Navigate Your Spiritual Evolution

Personal Growth, Regenopause / Grace Chatting

Stages of Awakening: From Seeking to Sacred Union – How to Navigate Your Spiritual Evolution Are you beginning to feel that life—as—you’ve been living it—isn’t the whole story? That, despite everything you’ve achieved, something essential is missing. If so, you may hear the subtle whisper of your soul’s invitation to awaken. Not to a belief,

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BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 1- denial

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC Part 1 – denial The Shift from Denial to Awareness Or as Louise Hay used to say, “You can’t clean the dirt if you can’t see it.” This is the beginning of a powerful blog post series designed to help you understand the first and most essential step in

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Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Pre and Perinatal Experiences

Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Pre and Perinatal Experiences The journey of human life begins long before birth, carrying profound implications for psychological, emotional, and physical well-being throughout our entire lifespan. As a psychotherapist and relationship coach with extensive personal and professional experience in pre- and perinatal psychology, I have witnessed and studied the significant

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Beyond Survival: Thriving After Life With An Alcoholic Partner

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

Beyond Survival: Thriving After Life With An Alcoholic I’m Grace Chatting, and welcome to this new series—Beyond Surviving Life With An Alcoholic. If you’ve found your way here, you’ve survived something profoundly challenging. Living with alcoholism in a partner or family member is a deeply distressing and life-altering experience. Many of you know my story,

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When Your Autistic Young Adult Refuses to Engage: How to Support the Whole Family Without Losing Yourself

ADHD, Autism / Grace Chatting

When Your Autistic Young Adult Refuses to Engage: How to Support the Whole Family Without Losing Yourself Managing PDA, RSD, substance use, and family tension when your adult child won’t leave home Raising a neurodivergent child doesn’t stop when they turn 18. In fact, for many families, the most complex parenting begins during young adulthood.

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Living as a Peaceful Warrior in a Polarized World: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

Personal Growth / Grace Chatting

Living as a Peaceful Warrior in a Polarized World: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times In our deeply polarized and turbulent world, beset by political division, economic disparity, racism, wars, and environmental crises, many feel overwhelmed, helpless, and hopeless. Yet precisely in these moments of profound unrest, ancient wisdom beckons, reminding us that there is

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The Cost of Camouflage: Understanding Masking in Neurodivergent Clients

ADHD, Autism, Personal Growth, Therapists & Coaches / Grace Chatting

The Cost of Camouflage: Understanding Masking in Neurodivergent Clients Why Therapists, Educators, and Healthcare Professionals Need to Recognise the Hidden Labour of Fitting In Introduction: What Is Masking? Masking—also referred to as camouflage—is a coping strategy used by many neurodivergent individuals, especially those with Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia, to conform to neurotypical norms in social,

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