For survivors of abuse, it can be difficult to shift their mindset from victim to victor. So often, the trauma in the wake of abuse leaves open wounds that are salted by setting up camp in the “victim mentality”, rather than seeking healing. 

Taylor Doulas, an amazing mother, captivating speaker, retreat and event organizer, as well as personal development mentor and interpersonal influence mentor, joins me today to share her story. Taylor is a survivor of emotional abuse and she speaks into the trauma she endured as well as how she overcame that trauma and stepped into resiliency and healing. 

Taylor expresses a very abrupt approach to healing that some people experience. Instead of slipping into a victim mentality, Taylor was strategic and determined to find healing after her emotional abuse. She shares the tactics she implemented to harness her healing and how she shifted her mentality from “following others” to “choosing herself”. Taylor explains that her healing looked like immersing herself in personal development in every sense of the phrase – she read books, attended seminars, and befriended others who had the same laser-like focus on improving themselves. 

In my conversation with Taylor, I dissect the difference between intentional and unintentional abuse and describe what that looks like. Taylor defines co-abuse, shares her own experiences with it, and explains why it manifests itself far too often.  

Taylor describes what her life looks like now that she has overcome the trauma she experienced. She shares how her abuse has shaped her and impacted the way she reacts to and interacts with others. We go in-depth on how she works to be intentional with her family and not let her past abuse affect her present joy. 

“Healing from that situation – choosing to heal from that situation – changed the direction of my entire life and who I get to be in the world”

“I was healed not hardened.”

Relevant Links:

Taylor Douglas

Taylor on Facebook 

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