From Survival to Strength

From Survival to Strength

Sue Leppan Transformation Facilitator & Life Coach

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From Survival to Strength

Surviving a relationship with strong narcissistic traits leaves more than emotional memories. It often leaves a nervous system stuck in survival.

Many survivors quietly ask:

• Why do I still doubt myself?
• Why does my body tense when I assert myself?
• Why do I feel smaller than I used to be?
• Why is trust so difficult now?

You adapted to survive.

You learned to anticipate moods.

To manage conflict before it escalated.

To minimise your needs.

To question your perception instead of theirs.

This was not weakness.

It was protection.

At SLTC, the focus is not on fighting, exposing, or analysing the narcissist endlessly. The focus is on restoring you.

This work is about:

• Rebuilding inner safety
• Regulating your nervous system
• Restoring self-trust
• Strengthening boundaries without fear
• Reclaiming your confidence and clarity

When healing begins internally, something profound shifts. You stop reacting from fear. You stop seeking validation. You begin trusting your intuition again.

You move from survival to grounded strength.

You are not damaged.

You are capable of rebuilding.

If you are ready to stop living in daily survival…

If you are ready to feel steady, confident, and emotionally free…

If you are ready to reclaim your voice and your worth…

Begin within. Rebuild stronger. Live aligned.

From Survival to Strength

Sue Leppan Transformation Facilitator & Life Coach

Sue Leppan is a life, transformation and holistic wellness coach based in Sandbaai, Hermanus. Providing therapy for a range of challenges, Sue specialises in targeting and dealing with emotional trauma, self-doubt, depression, stagnation and self-centring. Whether you need help with personal issues ...

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