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Healing is a process. Just like a real wound, it doesn't take much of anything to reopen it.
There is no set path for anyone because despite the similarities, we have all lived it in different ways and broken out of it in different ways too. What you can do is begin to recognise when your behaviour has changed over time given specific situations that would otherwise trigger a reaction from your days with your abuser/s.
Another sign that isn't as blatant to others but significant to us is our happiness. As corny as this sounds, finding your smile again is a major victory. Once you can consistently have a positive mood and slowly let go of the pain, that's also another step.
Beyond that, the rest is up to you to figure out. Go on trips, do things you weren't allowed to do that seemed reasonable at the time, reclaim your life in the way you knew it should've been. The world is your oyster at this point. You don't need to figure everything out tommorow morning, just one small change at a time.
