by Kate Munden | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog
Summer Survival Series 3 The Hidden Cost of Narcissistic Abuse If you’re still in the relationship, you may also find my previous article helpful: How to Survive a Holiday with a Narcissist Without Losing Yourself. People often imagine that the first holiday...
by Kate Munden | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog
Summer Survival Series – Part 2 If you read my previous article, Why Do Narcissists Ruin Holidays?, you may have recognised that familiar feeling of arriving somewhere beautiful and yet never quite arriving at all. Your suitcase is unpacked. The weather is warm....
by Kate Munden | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog
You’ve left. Or perhaps you are trying to leave. You may have read the books, watched the videos, named the gaslighting, understood the manipulation and finally realised: this was abuse. So why don’t you feel free? Why are they still in your head? Why do you still...
by Kate Munden | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog
As mindfulness becomes mainstream, many practitioners are discovering its limits when working with stress and trauma. Awareness is essential—but regulation begins in the body. This post explores the emerging science of interoception and shows how training in TRE®...
by Kate Munden | Sep 20, 2025 | Blog, Narcissistic Abuse, PTSD, Self Help, Trauma
Some wounds are invisible yet lifelong. The silent treatment—when a parent or caregiver repeatedly withdraws communication, warmth, or presence to punish or control—can fracture a child’s sense of self at its very core. This isn’t healthy space-taking; it’s relational...