Hilary Betts - Addiction and Trauma Therapist

18/02/2026

18/02/2026

16/02/2026

After , we don't feel safe, and we're not supposed to – because scary, dangerous, threatening things have happened. We cannot recover from trauma without learning to feel safe again. But we can't possibly learn to feel safe if we're NOT actually safe. So a lot of recovery will depend on what's actually going on in our life – not just in our mind.

Watch this brief video to see what I mean:
https://youtu.be/hxlHJARa8s8

16/02/2026

It takes a lot of courage for shame based people in recovery to speak out. There’s an opportunity for us the next time we feel compelled to criticise someone who has the confidence to speak up. Especially in a public arena. Ask ourselves why? Is this person doing or saying something to harm others. Is there a lack of concrete evidence of what they’re saying? Or does their confidence make us feel uncomfortable and they must be knocked down? The last question is a hard one and requires a great deal of introspection and vulnerability.