BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 4 – Self-worth Rebuilding Self-Worth – Rediscovering Who You Really Are After years of living in a relationship where you were ignored, blamed, or diminished, your sense of self-worth can be severely eroded. You may not even realise how deeply it’s been affected until you’re out […]
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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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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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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 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 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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Emotional Infidelity: The Hidden Hurt That Can Erode Even Loving Relationships Emotional infidelity is one of the quietest and most misunderstood forms of betrayal. Unlike physical cheating, it often does not revolve around sex but centres on secrecy, emotional intimacy, and a gradual drift of connection from one partner to someone outside the relationship. It
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When Love Feels Like It Disappears: ADHD, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, and Object Permanence in Relationships If you’re in a relationship where one or both partners have ADHD, you may have noticed moments where love seems to vanish—suddenly, intensely, and without warning. These emotional waves often aren’t about what’s happening in the relationship, but rather the
Why Healing Your Inner Child is Essential to Spiritual Growth, Emotional Maturity, and a Growth Mindset Have you ever felt that no matter how much you’ve accomplished, a part of you still reacts like a hurt child, overwhelmed, defensive, or unseen? Have you noticed patterns in your relationships that feel “too familiar”—as if the same
How to Support the Whole Family When Raising an Autistic Child Why siblings, grandparents, and a firm parenting partnership matter—and how to create your Circle of Support Raising an autistic child requires a village—but not just any town. It takes an intentional, informed, and compassionate circle of support. When parents focus solely on the child
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