
About The Event
Beyond the Bruises is an intimate, psychologist-led support group for individuals healing from toxic relationships, emotional abuse, difficult breakups, divorce, and relationship-related trauma, an initiative by Real You.
What makes Beyond the Bruises different?
-Intimate group setting (7-10 participants) that allows for deeper conversations and meaningful connection
-Led by a Clinical Psychologist and a Counselling Psychologist
-Evidence-based tools and guided activities that you can carry beyond the session
-Psychoanalytically informed discussions that help uncover deeper relationship patterns
-A safe, non-judgmental space to share, reflect, and be heard
-An opportunity to find community with others on a similar healing journey
In unhealthy relationships, people often lose touch with themselves- their voice, boundaries, confidence, needs, and sense of identity. Beyond the Bruises is a space to pause, make sense of your experiences, and reconnect with who you are beyond the relationship.
Through guided conversations, reflective exercises, interactive activities, and shared experiences, participants will explore recurring patterns, gain insight into their emotional world, develop healthier coping strategies, and leave with a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships.
This is not just a space to talk about what happened. It is a space to understand yourself better, reclaim parts of yourself that may have been lost along the way, and move forward with greater clarity, self-awareness, and support.
Whether you are recovering from a breakup, divorce, emotional abuse, or relationship-related trauma, Beyond the Bruises offers a space to heal, connect, and grow- together.





