Magda Gee, Author at Wholesome Badass

I Thought I Was the Lucky One: Love Bombing, Illusion, and the Spell I Mistook for Love

A year ago I ended a relationship that I had initially believed was the love of my life. I still kind of feel that way, even though being love bombed…

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May 2, 2026

Read more about the article A Year Later: Reflections on Pain and Resilience

Even the gentlest slope can be dangerous. Subtle choices and unnoticed paths can lead to profound consequences.

Surviving Narcissistic Abuse / Trauma

A Year Later: Reflections on Pain and Resilience

Observing a year of pain, growth, and resilience — the subtle ways people show up when we are most vulnerable.

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March 2, 2026

Read more about the article Healing From Narcissistic Family Systems

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” — Winston Churchill A reflection on appeasement as a survival strategy within coercive, high-control relationships and family systems.

Surviving Narcissistic Abuse

Healing From Narcissistic Family Systems

I’ve been reflecting on how, in my family—and unironically, in the family of the man I had children with—belonging was not rooted in mutual care, nuance, or individuality. It was…

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February 20, 2026

Read more about the article The Limits of One-Sided Repair

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin

Trauma

The Limits of One-Sided Repair

Letting Go Each day, I live with the ache that I may not see my children again. We may not have another real conversation or moment of closeness. That may…

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February 19, 2026