21. Laurnie Wilson - regressing to the past to see red flags so the future can have healthy boundaries

<div>It took Laurnie Wilson two years to realize that her breakup had many early elements of queer intimate partner violence (emotionally/psychologically). When this realization finally hit, she ended up using hypnosis to go back to see the red flags she missed and better understand how to create healthy boundaries, in all aspects of her life. </div> <div> <p class="p1">Through sharing our stories, Laurnie’s hope is that everyone else can “write” their own "story" in a way that’s exciting.</p> <p class="p1">Today, she shows up excited to talk about a past breakup.</p> </div> <div> <p class="p1">-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-</p> <p class="p1">But before we jump into her story, I want to acknowledge that often times when stories of emotional abuse or gaslighting are shared via movies or TV, they are more often than note through the lens of a heterosexual relationship.</p> <p class="p1">So I wonder, how does it feel to be a member of the LGBTQ community and go through an abusive relationship? Would you feel more inclined to say “it’s my fault!” because there aren’t a lot of relatable stories being shared?</p> <p class="p1">Today, Laurnie is brave and courageous enough to share her story with us today and how a hypnosis session focused on identifying red flags helped heal her past abusive relationship.</p> </div> <div> <p class="p1">-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-</p> <p class="p1">In a hypnosis session, she regressed back to the “first red flags” of her previous romantic relationship to learn that after ignoring that first red flag, her mind figured it was OK to ignore the rest of the red flags that came after it.</p> <p class="p1">In other words: <strong>Ignoring red flags has a domino effect.</strong></p> <p class="p1" style="text-align: center;">“<em>That was so eye opening…. It’s important to pay attention to the small moments.</em>”</p> <p class="p1">You’ll have to tune into the whole lesson to hear what the lessons is that she learned how to maintain healthy boundaries. </p> <p class="p1" style="text-align: center;">“<em>We are constantly