Have you ever walked away from a relationship feeling utterly drained, confused, or doubting your own reality? This could be a sign you’ve experienced narcissistic abuse. Unlike physical abuse, narcissistic abuse is often hidden and subtle, but its psychological impact can be just as devastating—sometimes even more so.

As a narcissistic abuse recovery therapist and trauma-informed hypnotherapist, I work with individuals who have endured this complex form of abuse. In this article, I’ll explain what narcissistic abuse is, how it shows up in relationships, and why recognising the signs is such an important step towards healing.

What Is Narcissistic Abuse?...

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You’ve just received a diagnosis confirming what you may have long suspected. Congratulations! You’re neurodivergent! The confirmation that we have indeed been struggling all our lives can hit hard. It might feel like a flood of relief, validation, grief, confusion, or curiosity, all at once.

Many of my clients describe this post-diagnosis period as a rollercoaster. Suddenly, your entire life story can start to look different through the lens of your neurodivergence. And you may be left wondering: What now?

As a neurodiversity coach and integrative psychotherapist at Zoe Clews &am...

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All of us have, at some time or another, experienced grief. While it’s an emotion we most commonly associate with death, it’s not limited to the loss of a life. We can grieve for friends or family who move far away, for a lost item that had powerful sentimental worth or for an opportunity we should have taken but didn’t.

As children many of us have lost treasured pets or older relatives. And as we get older, death’s footsteps fall closer to our daily lives, claiming friends, parents, siblings and others we cherish.

Grief in all these circumstances is entirely normal. In fact, it’s also entirely healthy. And most of the time it’s transitory, a process with a beginning and an end that we move through on the wa...

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