You did the hardest thing already. You left, or you’re mentally checked out, and now you’re waiting for that “I’m finally myself again” feeling everyone promised would show up once he was gone. Except it hasn’t happened. Instead, you feel foggy, disconnected, unsure of who you are, or what you even like anymore. You’re second-guessing yourself, wondering if something is wrong with you, or if you somehow broke along the way. You didn’t break.
This is what happens when you survive abuse. In this 45-minute live webinar, Lisa Sonni and Dr. Peter Salerno to explain why so many women feel stuck, frustrated, and unlike themselves after leaving abusive relationships. We’ll walk you through how identity erodes over time when you’re constantly adapting, appeasing, and managing someone else’s emotions. We’ll show you how self-abandonment becomes automatic in unsafe environments, why safety alone doesn’t rebuild agency, and why “leaving” isn’t the finish line. It’s the starting line. You’ll learn the real reason you’re restless or numb, why you crave direction but struggle to make decisions, and why your brain still feels frozen in survival mode.
Most importantly, you’ll understand why you are not behind, failing, or doing recovery wrong. If you’re ready for answers that make sense, to feel less alone, and to finally understand what’s happening inside your mind and identity after abuse, this is your space. Bring your questions, your confusion, your exhaustion, all of it. You’ll leave with language for what you’re living through and a clearer sense of what comes next.
This is live on January 21st at 1:30pm PT/4:30pm ET but will also be recorded and you can catch the replay as well.