By Leslii Stevens ERYT500, YACEP, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher 

 Corrosive behavior doesn’t leave bruises, it leaves people fading from their own lives. 
 It starts quiet. It always does. 
The text that says “I miss you already.” The call that lingers too long. The subtle correction about what you’re wearing, “I just like you better in jeans.” The check-ins that feel like affection. The flattery that feels like oxygen. 
Then, one day, it doesn’t. What starts as care curdles

By Leslii Stevens ERYT500, YACEP, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Gaslighting starts quietly, not with shouting, but with doubt. 
 “Maybe I am crazy.”   It’s a quiet thought. A dangerous one. And it’s often the beginning of the end.   

Gaslighting doesn’t begin with fireworks, it begins with doubt. A flicker of uncertainty that burns slow and deep until you no longer trust your own reflection. It’s not about shouting or slamming doors. It’s the subtle rewrite of reality, one se

By Leslii Stevens ERYT500, YACEP, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher The courtroom becomes the new battleground. For many survivors, the abuse...

by Leslii Stevens ERYT500, YACEP, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Abuse doesn’t always leave bruises. Sometimes it shows up in cracks we...