This blog post was originally written 2 years ago. I’m now nearly 9 years out and still living with more peace than I ever experienced while stuck inside. While you’re living in fear, being controlled, degraded, assaulted, abused and isolated it can feel like a…

Financial abuse is where one person attempts to control the household finances to the detriment of a spouse. One person may restrict another person’s access to money or their means of earning money.  It is not common to see on its own but rather it…

Many years ago I felt a horrendous pain in my shoulder (muscle) and can’t remember doing much to aggravate it.  I even went to hospital but they couldn’t find any immediate causes of the pain. I made an appointment with an Osteopath I knew and…

Have you ever heard that saying ‘Teach your daughter to shoot because a restraining order is just a piece of paper”? Apprehended Violence Orders or AVO’s are your legal protection from someone who you believe may or will harm you and/or your children, property, pets,…

This is a piece I wrote for Australian STOP Domestic Violence Conference after hearing women struggle after leaving their abusive partners. #STOPDV19 Do you love him or….? After living for an extended period of time in an abusive, volatile and toxic relationship you muster the courage,…

Children and shared custody after a mutual separation with an amicable ex-spouse can still be difficult sometimes. But with an abuser and/or narcissist it can quickly become your worst nightmare. Here are several ways to safeguard yourself and your interactions. Your children’s best interests come…

Do you know what you want? Do you have a goal in mind? Regardless of what you are or aren’t doing to achieve it? If you do know what you’re striving towards, that’s a perfect first step. If you don’t know then why don’t you…

Self care is absolutely essential to your health and wellbeing. You should aim to incorporate at least one small act of self care into each and every one of your days. Something else to add to my list of things to do?? Groan! It may…