MY STORY

In September 2024, my world shattered when the man I loved, who had shown me what safe, wholesome love could look like…suddenly became unrecognizable. After nearly a year of building what I thought was a secure, loving relationship, I experienced the traumatic whiplash of being blindsided, emotionally abandoned, and left without closure.

The man who had I had held through grief, shared in his family's pain, and created genuine safety suddenly turned cold, using therapeutic language to justify causing profound harm. In the span of a week, I went from sharing intimate moments to being completely discarded, left to process both devastating loss and betrayal trauma.

This experience broke more than just my heart—it shattered my faith in safe love and left me with PTSD. I found myself:

• Struggling with severe anxiety and depression

• Unable to eat or sleep

• Experiencing emotional flooding and dissociation

• Fighting to trust my own reality

• Carrying both grief and betrayal trauma simultaneously

As a trauma-informed practitioner and relationship coach, I understood the theory of healing from emotional abandonment. But living through it? That's been a completely different journey, one that's deepened my understanding of what my clients experience in profound ways.

What I've learned through my own healing journey:

• Traditional breakup advice often fails to address the complex trauma of being blindsided

• Healing requires processing both the loss AND the betrayal

• The path forward isn't about "getting over it" but about rebuilding safety within yourself

• Recovery happens in community with others who truly understand this specific pain

Today, I combine my professional expertise with hard-earned personal insight to help others navigate the devastating impact of blindsiding breakups. My approach integrates:

• Trauma-informed healing practices

• Somatic regulation techniques

• Attachment theory understanding

• Practical tools for managing PTSD symptoms

• Validation of the unique pain of emotional betrayal

If you're here because someone you trusted suddenly became unrecognizable, leaving you with trauma, confusion, and no closure…I see you. I understand this specific kind of pain. And I'm here to help you navigate this journey with validation, compassion, and practical support for healing.

with love,
~ Gina