Today I'm talking about grief over the future we lost when we got out of an abusive relationship. How do we deal with it and is it normal?

Topics:
Grief
What is a normal expectation of happiness
When the past comes for us
We have been through rapid change and our minds and emotions have to catch up with everything that has happened
Feeling uncomfortable in our new lives
Reframing the future
Taking the time to grieve instead of distracting yourself
Making space for the future
The gifts that come along with grief
Make a safety plan for difficult days
There is light on the other side of grief

Sometimes I Think the Grief Over My Failed Life Will Never Be Over

Remember you deserve to live in freedom and peace,
Julia

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I almost quit this podcast. Yikes! I'm here now so let's jump right into the episode.

Topics:
What's been going on
Why we start new projects when we need to make a major decision
Order from chaos
The Home Edit
All abuse is physical abuse
Why we need other survivors in our lives
Where the Crawdads Sing
Isolation
Allowing others to love us
Keep fighting against the abuse to move into your future
Be brave
Take care of yourself

Resources:
The Home Edit

Get Organized with The Home Edit

Where the Crawdads Sing

Wilderness to Wild

All Abuse is Physical Abuse

Remember you deserve to live in freedom and peace,
Julia

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Today's episode is inspired by Mother's Day. How does sharing children with a narcissist impact your parenting?

Topics:
What I learned this week
Narcissists and their relationships with their mothers and other women
The narcissist's relationship with the mother of their children
Mother's Day and dreading being treated well
Gifts come with a price
How and why a narcissist replaces you as mother of your children
How the narcissist rewrites your children's memories
How the narcissist sets the new person up to take the blame in the future
How to reinforce your role as mother when it is being attacked by the narcissist
Making new memories with your kids
Your freedom to be the mother you always dreamed of
A little pep talk
Happy Mother's Day

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Julia

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