Category: Abuse Recovery
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119: It’s Time to Forgive Yourself
It’s time to forgive yourself. You may not even realize it but you’ve been holding onto a lot of guilt from the abuse and trauma that you’ve gone through. You feel like you should’ve left sooner, that if it was that bad you would’ve dumped him instead of the other way around. Then there’s the […]
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107: How to Support Someone in Abuse Recovery
Your friend calls you at one in the morning and she’s in tears. “I did it – I finally left, but I’m so scared. I don’t know what to do.” This call can be one of the most exhilarating because you’re proud of her for getting out. But it’s also nerve wracking because you don’t […]
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105: What the Heck is Projection
Have you ever been accused of something, completely out of the blue, with no evidence that it actually happened? And even when you address this they continue pushing anyway? Chances are you were the victim of projection. This word is used a lot within the personal development circle, but isn’t talked about enough when it […]
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99: Triggered – Dating while in Abuse Recovery
This episode is going to be a bit different than ones I’ve done in the past. I recently went out on a date and it definitely didn’t go as well as I had thought it would. I’m going to be getting very real and raw and definitely want to give you a trigger warning. Nothing […]
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97: Two Keys to Solid Boundaries
How do I set solid boundaries? This question comes up everywhere, be it on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube. I’m noticing that the issue of boundaries is becoming more and more prevalent. So what I’m going to be sharing today is a clip from a masterclass that I created a while ago called Build your Boundaries. The […]
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95: Dating After Abuse 101
I got a question the other day asking about dating while in abuse recovery. Is it possible to have a healthy relationship while in recovery. When I reached out and asked what people thought, the answer was 50/50 as far as yes or no. I did an IG live on it but I realized how […]
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93: Where do I start?
A question I get all the time is “Ok Karleigh, I’m in. I’m ready. I want to heal and I’m ready to move forward. But… what’s the first step?” So what are the first steps? There are so many books, podcasts, journals, blog posts. There’s so much information it causes analysis paralysis. When you know […]
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91: Don’t Rely on Labels
I was having a conversation with my friend the other day about what narcissism is and breaking it down. She then started listing people and trying to figure out if they were a narcissist or not. This put me on alert because it was almost as if she was deciding if they were toxic, if […]
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89: Their Trauma Ain’t Your Job
As survivors, we tend to give excuses. This isn’t out of anything other than having huge hearts and a longing for love. We understand what we’ve been through and how we feel and we don’t want others feeling this way. Because of that, we’ll be more understanding than we should. “He’s been through a lot, […]
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88: What if…
I hear all the time, “What if I can’t do it?” What if I can’t heal? But what if I fail? What if I screw up? What if I go back? Maybe I will fall on my face? This question will also present itself as: I’m not sure I’m ready. I don’t know if I […]