Did you know your brain will always choose the familiar over the unfamiliar? Your brain associates familiar with safe and unfamiliar with unsafe. The problem is, is that for people who have experienced trauma in childhood, adolescence and/or adulthood their brain identifies pain, anger, sadness,…
You’ve probably heard of people pleasing but did you know that if you are a people pleaser as a result of trauma you experienced growing up, you could be acting out what’s actually referred to as fawning? The Cambridge Dictionary defines fawning as “praising someone too…
It’s what we all want to find isn’t it? What is my purpose? What am I here to do?It’s definitely something I ponder regularly and I feel like I’ve gotten a lot closer over the last few years. My purpose revolves around helping people. I…
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 was one of my first posts on Lisa’s Sanctuary. It’s a small insight into why women stay in controlling and abusive relationships long after you think they should have left. My mission is to create awareness of Domestic Violence and empower young women and…
Several years ago a pilot program was established in 3 NSW regions where you (or a concerned family member/friend) could attend the police station to seek information and any previous history of domestic violence about a current or former partner. It was designed to give…