MY STORY

I understand what it’s like to have your nervous system hijacked by heartbreak. Not in theory but from lived experience.

In 2024, I lived through a kind of loss I wouldn’t wish on anyone. It was a blindsiding breakup that left me reeling with symptoms of betrayal trauma, emotional whiplash, and PTSD.

Despite my training as a trauma-informed practitioner, nothing could fully prepare me for what it’s like to lose someone in a way that leaves your body in shock, your boundaries obliterated, and your nervous system in a sustained state of survival.

That lived experience deepened everything I thought I understood about heartbreak. It gave me new insight into the invisible layers of trauma that often go unacknowledged after a blindsiding: the confusion, the grief, the collapse, the shame, the sense that something must be wrong with you for hurting this much.

Here’s what I know now:

• Most advice about breakups misses the mark when trauma is involved.

• You can’t logic your way out of a body that feels unsafe.

• This isn’t about “getting over it.” It’s about rebuilding from the inside out.

• Real healing happens when you're met with validation, attunement, and care.

Today, I support women moving through the aftermath of emotional abandonment and betrayal. My approach combines trauma-informed care, somatic practices, and nervous system support…alongside a deep understanding of what this kind of pain actually feels like.

If you’ve been left confused, discarded, or emotionally spun out by someone you trusted… I want you to know that you’re not alone.

~ Gina