Welcome to Trauma Recovery
My work is centered on people with histories of abuse, chiefly child sexual abuse and narcissistic relationships. I provide support, information, and education to people with histories of abuse, and the people who support them.
I offer programmes for parents who were sexually abused as children, daughters and sons of narcissistic mothers, women who wish to reclaim their sexuality post-sexual abuse and parents of children and teens who were sexually abused as children.
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What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
The second part of that quotation, from a poem by Muriel Rukeyser, and first published in 1968 is: ‘The world would split open.’ I think about this quotation often – not least because there’s as much truth in it now as there was nearly 55 years ago. The other lines in
What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
The second part of that quotation, from a poem by Muriel Rukeyser, and first published in 1968 is: ‘The world would split open.’ I think about this quotation often – not least because there’s as much truth in it now as there was nearly 55 years ago. The other lines in
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DONMs Liberation Course
Narcissistic mothers poison their daughters: They lie, undermine, ridicule, invalidate, and gaslight, us. For that, the DONMs Liberation Course is the antidote. This eight-week course will
Doula Services
Back in 2005, I returned to Ireland, and realised there were no practicing doulas in the country. As the only practicing doula here, I brought
The Lilac Programme
For Parents Who Were Sexually Abused As Children For people who were sexually abused as children – roughly 20% of the adult population – certain
Sex Education For Teenagers
I offer sex education for teenagers that moves beyond what is offered on the RSE curriculum. I address the issues of abuse, and – knowing
Woman Up! Podcast
Woman Up! is a podcast presented by me. An A-Cast production, It’s by, for, and about women – and the issues that matter to us.
The initial episode will drop on October 1st – when my guest will be the inimitable (and very funny!) Aoife Martin. Later in October, which is Black History Month, I’ll be joined by a Jane Xavier, who is (among other things) a Black woman activist.
Clearly, I’m featuring incredible women in the first month – but I can promise you, I won’t lose my momentum. Wait until you see who is going to join me in November!
Delve Deeper
Bottling It
It’s World Breastfeeding Week until Sunday. The purpose of World Breastfeeding Week is to raise international awareness – through a number of initiatives, including several
Be A Cycle Breaker!
One of the things I hear a lot from people I work with is that they’re afraid to have children because their own parents were
It’s Not Her Fault! (Or Is It?)
Often, when I work with daughters of narcissistic mothers – particularly women who have just realised they are DONMs – they question how fair it