What Happened to Me: My Story of Narcissistic Family Abuse & Survival

What Happened to Me: My Story of Narcissistic Family Abuse & Survival This is one of the most vulnerable videos I have ever shared. For years, I have been asked some version of the same question: What happened to you? What happened to your family? This is my answer. In this nearly 50-minute video, I share my personal experience of narcissistic family abuse, toxic family dynamics, trauma, boundaries, survival, and what happened to me during one of the most difficult periods of my life. I have never told the full story publicly before. I am sharing it because I believe in being transparent about the human experience—and because I believe that what we survive can eventually become part of how we understand ourselves, heal, and help others. My experience profoundly changed the way I understand trauma, the nervous system, boundaries, self-trust, rest, and what it means to come back to yourself after prolonged stress and emotional overwhelm. This is also deeply connected to the work I do through ZOE Yoga Lifestyle. Through Somatic Movement, Yoga Nidra / Non-Sleep Deep Rest, breathwork, and trauma-informed practices, I create spaces for people who are learning how to feel safe in their bodies again, regulate an overwhelmed nervous system, rest, reconnect with themselves, and navigate the reality of being human. If you are coming out of narcissistic abuse, a toxic family system, or another chapter of life that has left you feeling disconnected from yourself, I hope something here reminds you that you are not alone—and that rebuilding yourself is possible. If you’d like to help me continue creating this kind of honest, healing-centered art and education, you can find me on Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ ZOE Yoga Lifestyle buymeacoffee.com/zoeyogalifestyle And if you need the kind of practices I teach, you’re welcome to explore how I support people through deep rest, nervous-system regulation, somatic movement, Yoga Nidra, and the messy reality of being human. Dina 🤍 | ZOE Yoga Lifestyle 20 Years Teaching Experience | Trauma-Informed Teacher Somatic Movement • Yoga Nidra / Non-Sleep Deep Rest • Breathwork • Neuromotor Re-patterning • Square 1 System • Spine-Safe Yoga • Travel Deeper Wellness Retreats in Greece #NarcissisticAbuse #NarcissisticFamily #ToxicFamily #EmotionalAbuse #FamilyAbuse #HealingFromAbuse #TraumaHealing #CPTSDRecovery #Boundaries #SelfTrust #NervousSystemRegulation #SomaticHealing #YogaNidra #DeepRest #ZOEYogaLifestyle