In this episode of “The Me I’m Becoming,” I talk about the loneliness trauma creates after narcissistic abuse and how hyper-independence can become a survival response. For years, I believed being alone was safer than trusting people after being repeatedly hurt, discarded and made to feel “too much” for loving deeply.

I open up about the friendships and connections that have recently started healing my nervous system, changing the way I view community, love and emotional safety. I also discuss the impact safe connection has not only on our mental health, but our physical health too - and why healing doesn’t always happen in isolation.

If you struggle to trust people after abuse, this episode is for you. Your fear makes sense. But your community is out there… and the right people will never punish you for being loving.