Dawn Cassar Life & Health Coaching

01/12/2026

Healing is when you can acknowledge what shaped you without letting it steer you.



Healing Hearts
Live Love Laugh

12/31/2025

Happy ! If you’re feeling triggered or in need of extra support tonight, you’re not alone and help is available. Help yourself & share to help others: samhsa.gov/find-help

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄✨ If you’re not feeling festive today, feeling a bit lonely, or feeling like you need a little extra support, we’re here for you.

Visit samhsa.gov/find-help for confidential support.

12/15/2025

I’m not just tired. I’m trauma tired. The kind of tired that sleep doesn’t touch, that coffee can’t cure, that silence can’t soothe. It’s a deep ache that lives in the bones, a heaviness that settles in the soul.

My body carries years of fight or flight, CPTSD, anxiety, depression, and exhaustion from always having to be “okay” when I wasn’t. It’s like living in a body that has forgotten what safety feels like.

Every sound feels like a warning, every day feels like a test, and even peace feels temporary like something that’ll be taken away the moment I get used to it. Most days, I’m not lazy. I’m just drained. Completely.

My mind is tired of surviving, my heart is tired of pretending, and my body is tired of holding everything together. It’s like my soul keeps whispering, “I can’t take anymore,” but somehow I still get up, still move, still try. I show up even when I’m breaking quietly inside.

I smile even when I’m too numb to feel it. I keep breathing even when it feels like a chore. And maybe that’s the real strength no one talks about surviving what tried to destroy you, even when it left you permanently tired.

So if all you did today was exist, if all you managed was to keep going despite the heaviness, that’s enough. You’re not weak for feeling broken, you’re brave for continuing anyway.

One breath, one moment, one small step at a time; that’s how healing begins.

12/13/2025

They poked you until you exploded, then blamed you for the noise. 🛑

​This is called Reactive Abuse. It’s a manipulation tactic designed to shift the blame. When you finally react to months or years of gaslighting, criticism, and emotional poking, the narcissist sits back calmly and says, "Look how unstable you are."
​Don't let them rewrite the narrative. Your reaction to abuse is not abuse. It’s survival.
​Have you ever been in a situation where your valid anger was used against you? 👇

12/03/2025

Babies cry because you’re their lifeline —
the one person they instinctively trust to meet their needs.

Toddlers fall apart because you’re the safest place for feelings too big for their bodies.

They don’t melt down because it’s easy — they melt down because they know you’ll help them come back to centre.

Teens push boundaries because they’re learning who they are, and they argue with the person who feels steady enough to hold the tension without walking away.

None of this means you’re failing.

It means you’ve created a relationship where honesty — even messy honesty — is allowed.

That said, safety doesn’t mean simply tolerating everything. It means guiding, teaching, holding boundaries, and helping them learn how to navigate their inner world without shame or fear.

You’re not the cause of the hard moments.
You’re the one they trust to move through them.

And that trust?
It’s one of the most powerful things you’ll ever build. ❤️

12/03/2025

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12/02/2025