I was conditioned to believe anger made me horrible. It didn’t. The absence of anger made me a ghost. I suppressed the one emotion that could have saved me. My body had been trying to warn me – sharp needles in my shoulders, a weighted feeling when I was being manipulated – but I’d been taught to ignore those signals. Until the day I finally listened.

There’s a particular feeling that happens in your chest when someone is trying to make you doubt your own reality. A tightness. A panic. Your nervous system screaming: back down, apologise, make it stop. For years, I always did. Until the day I didn’t.

For 37 years, I didn’t know what boundaries were. This is the story of a 16-year relationship that taught me everything about boundaries by showing me what happens when you have none – and how I finally chose myself.

I used to be so on edge I wouldn’t even get up to use the toilet at night. Learn to recognise the subtle signs your nervous system is sending and discover simple ways to create safety in your body.

After weeks of stress and abandoned self-care, I spent two hours with Marcel Hof learning breathwork and cold immersion. Here’s what happened when I challenged my nervous system to build resilience.

Your gut and brain are in constant conversation. When I finally understood this connection, everything changed. Learn how what you eat shapes your nervous system’s capacity to regulate.

Perfectionism kept me frozen for years – unable to share myself or my gifts. Here’s what I learned about embracing imperfection and why your “flaws” might be your most interesting features.