Recovery. Healing. Freedom.
"Antonietta West writes about love, loss, desire, and survival — and what it really takes to walk yourself out of the fire of a trauma bond FASTER than you might have been led to believe. She's proof that it's possible to go from abrupt avoidant discard to fully integrated neutrality in 8 weeks.
Unhooked is the Accelerated Recovery Map she wishes she’d had: drawn from lived experience, supported by research, science, and written for anyone who’s ever felt trapped in a cycle of love, discard, and pain. After experiencing the devastation of a trauma bond first-hand, she immersed herself in the science of attachment, nervous-system repair, and trauma recovery — determined to understand why it hurt so much and how to get free FAST.
Through powerful insights and practical tools backed by science you’ll learn how to:
- Understand why your mind and body got hooked
- Break free from obsessive thoughts and craving cycles
- Rewire your nervous system for safety and stability.
- Recognise avoidant patterns — and stop personalising them
- Reclaim your worth, your identity, and your capacity for secure, reciprocal love.
Services
One-to-One Coaching
You can work with me in an open-ended way or through a structured programme. For those who want a clear framework, I offer 6–12 week programmes that combine weekly sessions with practical exercises. These follow a proven arc: stabilising the nervous system, breaking addictive cycles, and rebuilding self-trust so that freedom becomes sustainable.
Workshops & Speaking
I deliver workshops and talks on addiction recovery, trauma bonds, nervous-system healing, and resilience. These can be adapted for workplaces, professional groups, and events. My approach combines lived experience with science, offering practical insights that help people understand patterns and begin to change them.
Coming Soon
I’m expanding my work to reach more people in more ways. Soon you’ll find:
- Learning modules — short, self-paced lessons to fit into everyday life
- Online courses — in-depth programmes with tools, exercises, and guided practices
- Workbooks & journals — companions to Unhooked for daily reflection and practice
- Guided practices — audio tracks for nervous-system reset and emotional regulation
- Intensives — half-day or full-day private deep-dives for those who want accelerated change
- Mentorship / VIP coaching — longer-term, high-touch programmes for deep transformation
- Workplace wellbeing programmes & consulting — trauma-informed approaches to stress, burnout, and resilience
- Speaking engagements — keynotes and professional talks on recovery, attachment, and emotional freedom
- New books — my revolutionary guide to ending codependency is on its way.
My Approach
I bring two things to my work: lived experience and science-based tools. Together, they mean I understand the despair of being stuck, and I also know how to get out. My coaching builds on the same principles as my book: clear boundaries, nervous-system regulation, and learning to become the master of your own emotions instead of being held hostage by them.
If you’re here, it’s probably because something in your life has stopped working. You don’t have to face that alone. Whether through coaching, workshops, or by reading Unhooked, my mission is the same: recovery, healing, freedom.