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Today is moving day- I get the keys to my new home today. This is where my journey to recovery begins. I've got a plan, come share with me and gain strength from leaning your path along side me.

Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.

Lone wolves are emotionally unable or unwilling to directly interact. A stereotypical lone wolf will be dark and have been cast away from a group for being the weakest link.

Love bombing is an attempt to influence a person by demonstrations of attention and affection. It happens when someone overwhelms the victim with loving words or physical actions with manipulative behaviours. It can be used in different ways and for either positive or negative purposes.

So here's to future dates, I'm not going to settle for just anything after all I've done that and wasted precious time, which I regret. However this guy is talented, ambitious, emotionally open and very very attractive and he's already asked me on a date. Here's to more of those vibes!

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Dating, intimacy & kissing... When you've suffered trauma and abuse it's hard to conceive or even think about dating let alone the intimate connection. I couldn't even imagine the thought of entering a sexual and emotional relationship again until I decided to atleast be open to possibility that I may enjoy it and find myself feeling attractive again. So I took the plunge and found myself once again heart fluttering, feeling love when it for all intents and purposes it was sex, sex that of course was beautiful but I didn't expect that feeling. I'm now finding myself in a way I hadn't dreamt of yet and I'm hoping there will be new if not very gentle territory to discover. I actually meant to podcast about something very different today but this just came out so I guess I needed to share it.

Good morning, how are you? Today's topic is about new connections. Discussing new romantic/intimate relations... Why it's important to start a fresh without bringing your past into the present.