Reclaiming Yourself After Abuse: How to Begin Healing and Rebuild Your Self-Worth
What if your life looks “fine” on the outside—but inside, you feel disconnected, drained, and no longer like yourself?
This is more common than people realize, especially for women navigating emotional abuse, toxic relationships, or divorce recovery. The truth is, losing yourself doesn’t happen overnight. It happens slowly—through small moments of self-doubt, silence, and putting everyone else’s needs before your own.
Healing After Emotional Abuse: Why Small Decisions Feel So Hard (and How to Reclaim Yourself)
Leaving an emotionally abusive or toxic relationship is often described as the hardest step — but what many people don’t talk about is what happens after you leave.
Psychological Abuse Doesn’t Happen All at Once: Healing After Divorce and Gaslighting
Psychological abuse rarely announces itself.
There is no single explosive moment. No clear line where you suddenly realize, This is abuse. Instead, it happens quietly—chip by chip, moment by moment—until your sense of self slowly disappears.
In a recent Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, I reflected on my powerful and raw conversation with Kristen Crabtree, a certified divorce coach and creator of the Paramore Paradox. Kristen spent 22 years in a psychologically abusive marriage, and what she shared resonated deeply with so many listeners navigating divorce, emotional abuse, and gaslighting.