Recovering from toxic and abusive relationships

Abuse can happen to anyone — and it’s never our fault. In this course, we discuss abusive tactics, the cycle of coercive control, the science of trauma, and how abuse can affect our boundaries, relationships, and coping mechanisms. We empower ourselves to build positive self-esteem with tools such as journaling, somatic practice, and creating a sense of community. This course was recorded in 2021 and has been re-edited for release. Some of the video quality isn't up to our Bloom standard, but the course contains our usual high-quality, trauma-informed content to support your healing journey.

Course ka introduction

Introduction video dekhiye ya padh lijiye

Week 1: Anyone can be abused

Week 2: Why we stay — the mind and body in abuse

Recovering from toxic and abusive relationships

Course ka introduction

Week 1: Anyone can be abused

Introduction and what you should know

Naming abuse and coercive control

Week 2: Why we stay — the mind and body in abuse

Fear in the body

Trauma bonding is addictive

Week 3: Discovering our self

Narcissism, attachment, and relationships

Recovery tools

Week 4: What abuse is really about

Power, control and patriarchy

The cycle of coercive control

Week 5: Difficult emotions

Anger is not the same as aggression

Guilt, grief, and letting go

Week 6: Staying, leaving, coping, and what happens next

Staying, leaving, coping, and what happens next

Creating a safer environment: if you stay and exit strategies

Week 7: Relationships and reflections

Building healthy relationships

Final reflections