Self-Abandonment Is a Trauma Response
Why fawning is the most rewarded trauma response – and what it’s costing you now. Let’s strip this back to the roots. If you’ve been doing the work of healing – reading the books, following…
What Self-Abandonment in Relationships Really Looks Like (And How to Stop It)
What Self-Abandonment in Relationships Looks Like in Real Time. It started with a casual text from a former client. No red flags. No pressure. “Hey stranger. Want to grab a coffee next week?” But something…
What No One Tells You About After the Breakup
Everyone knows about the heartbreak. The crying, the missing, the “how could he” and the “if only…” But no one tells you about what comes after that.Not the grief, but the strange and disorienting empty space…
Self-Abandonment and the Hidden Link to Anxiety
Self-abandonment and anxiety are deeply connected – the roots of it may surprise you. Anxiety can feel like an unrelenting force, something you live with on the regular, and you can often feel powerless to…
Stop Self-Abandonment: How to Start Choosing Yourself in Relationships
Self-abandonment in relationships is one of the most damaging (and invisible) patterns – and for years, it shaped mine. A while back, I was in a situation where I had to choose. A while back, I…
How Self-Abandonment Erodes Your Self-Esteem (And What to Do About It)
Imagine what it would be like, to live your life, rooted in the belief that above all else your presence matters more…
You, my friend, are dating down.
You’ve heard it before right? That’s not really it though, you’re just not willing to settle! I mean, the men you date are lovely people… attractive, smart, funny… you’ve even gotten serious with a few…