"Our attachment system looks at mom and dad and says, ‘If I get too far away from these two people, I could die.’ And then, in adulthood, our brains do the same thing—with partners we should absolut...

There’s a point in every healing journey where you start asking: Wait, what does a healthy relationship even look like?!

Because when you’ve spent years walking on eggshells, people-pleasing, and twi...

You know that feeling when you wake up one day and realize your entire relationship was a carefully crafted psychological maze designed by someone who seemed to adore you—but was actually just a magic...

If you’ve ever sat on your couch, staring into the void of your living room, wondering how the hell did I not see this coming?—welcome. You’re in good company. And by good company, I mean the thousand...

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Am I the toxic one in my relationship?”—this post is for you. That gnawing self-doubt, the relentless ping-ponging between “Was it me?” and “Am I the problem?” can leav...

Ah, narcissists. The word alone probably makes your stomach churn. If you’ve ever dealt with one, you know exactly what I’m talking about. In this week’s blog post and episode of Heartbreak to Whol...

In today’s episode of Heartbreak to Wholeness, I continue my conversation with Hilary Buckwalter-Wilde (Part 1 here), diving into one of the most complex and painful topics in narcissistic relationshi...

If you’ve ever felt like your relationship was straight out of a psychological thriller—complete with unexpected plot twists, love-bombing villains, and a lot of unanswered questions—you’re not alone....

The phrase trauma bonding has become popular with the rise of awareness around narcissism, yet often I hear people referring to trauma bonding in the wrong way. It is spoken of as an oversharing of...

Towards the end of my toxic relationship I was in a fog. Hopeless, anxious, and unsure what was even real (aside from the very real shame and confusion I felt).

When I look back on my self then, I h...