Shelley Murphy
Counselling & Psychotherapy
Walkerville  SA  

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My latest book, released in November 2025, is a powerful blend of memoir, practical guidance, and a hands on relationship recovery workbook.
It draws on my personal history and professional training to help you understand why painful relationship patterns repeat  and how to finally break free from them.

If you’ve ever wondered why you keep choosing the same type of partner, why you ignore red flags, or why you feel like you’re “unlucky in love,” this book offers a clear, compassionate path forward.

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What this book helps you uncover

• the hidden patterns that keep you stuck in toxic or unbalanced relationships

• the deeper causes behind those patterns — without shame, blame, or pathologising

• practical tools to rebuild self‑trust, emotional clarity, and healthy boundaries

• how to stop feeling like you’ve “failed” at love and start understanding your worth

For anyone healing after a toxic relationship

Life after a toxic relationship isn’t just possible  it’s what you deserve.
You are not broken. You are not unlovable. And you are not destined to repeat the same painful story.

This book guides you through:

• recognising emotional manipulation and unhealthy dynamics

• rebuilding your identity and confidence

• understanding attachment patterns and nervous‑system responses

• creating relationships that feel safe, reciprocal, and aligned with who you are becoming

A practical, compassionate guide to rewriting your relationship story

Whether you’re leaving a toxic relationship, recovering from one, or trying to understand why you keep attracting the same dynamics, this book gives you the insight and tools to change your relational future.

It’s not about luck.
It’s not about being “good enough.”
It’s about understanding your patterns and learning how to choose differently.

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Let this year be the year of you. 

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