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Recognising How Past Trauma Can Show Up at Work – and What to Do About It
Managing trauma responses in the workplace can be challenging. Learn how past trauma affects work and discover strategies for managing traum
Craig Newman
5 min read
How to Stop Over-Sharing About Your Breakup at Work (And Where to Process Instead)
Stop over spilling at work with our guide to processing breakups safely. Learn where to channel emotions without professional consequences.
Craig Newman
4 min read
Writing a Goodbye Letter to Your Ex: A Powerful Exercise for Closure
Get closure with a goodbye letter to your ex. Discover how writing can help you get closure, process emotions, and move forward with clarity
Craig Newman
3 min read
It's time to stop protecting your abusive ex.
Break free from the cycle of protecting your abusive ex. Discover the negative effects and how to prioritise your own well-being. It's time
Craig Newman
4 min read
Supporting a Friend After Domestic Abuse: What You Can Do (Guide)
Witnessing domestic abuse in a friend is difficult. Learn how to offer support, resources for healing, and effective ways to be there for th
Craig Newman
5 min read
Why shame after an abusive relationship is so problematic... and how we help.
Dealing with the shame, of a past abusive relationship.
Craig Newman
6 min read
"Every time they sigh, I ask, what's up?"... learning to leave abuse behind in new loving relationships.
How to STOP abuse-learned reactions, when they appear in a new healthy relationship.
Craig Newman
6 min read
"But... it wasn't abuse" ... why survivors struggle to name it, despite the evidence.
Explore the emotional hurdles survivors face in recognising abuse in relationships.
Craig Newman
4 min read
"My ex is a narcissist!" The hazards of investing too heavily, in a habit of validation.
Discover healing after abuse by shifting focus from the abuser to self-growth and resilience in this empowering guide to recovery.
Craig Newman
4 min read
Supporting DA survivors with fibromyalgia, part 2 of 3
Soothing the domestic abuse related emotions that worsen fibromyalgia / block recovery. A guide for therapists / advisors.
Craig Newman
9 min read
Get Over an Emotionally Abusive Relationship: The Essentials guide
Learn how to heal from emotional abuse and take back your life with this comprehensive guide.
Craig Newman
4 min read
Self-compassion as a primary need after abusive relationships
Self-compassion is important for anyone who has experienced an abusive relationship because it helps us to develop feelings of...
Craig Newman
2 min read
What is self-compassion?
In the journey back from abusive relationships we are often referred to self-compassion as an approach to support recovery. In fact, it is very helpful for us. But for many people the concept is totally foreign. Not the idea of compassion, as we are often very compassionate... but how to direct it at ourselves. The journey to accessing this skill starts with understanding what it is. What is self-compassion? Self-compassion is the act of being kind and understanding towards
Craig Newman
2 min read
Developing a self-compassionate mind
'Compassionate mind' is a psychological term that refers to a state of mind where we are kind and understanding towards ourself, and we...
Craig Newman
2 min read
What does self-compassion feel like
One of the things I learned early on with GOGL, is that many of us don't know what self-compassion feels like when we are doing it well....
Craig Newman
1 min read
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