The one who refuses to carry the family secrets, breaks generational cycles, and seeks a path of sovereign truth over toxic belonging.

Unfit

Any form of antihistamine, the smallest dose results, for me, in emotionally violent nightmares. Even antihistamine eye drops, which seems unreasonable, since they are not ingested, dammit.  Desperate for relief…

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Why I Accepted Less Than Love

Why I Did It Why did I marry a man who made me feel unsafe, unlovable, unworthy of comfort or acknowledgment? Because it was the kind of love I was…

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Ending Generational Emotional Abuse

Breaking the Cycle As I watch and try to untangle and make sense of what is happening, I see how those who need admiration will frequently and relentlessly cast a…

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The Cost of Emotional Inheritance

Break the Cycle. Starting Now. To the people who were older, and on whom I relied to teach me about love, trust, and connection: The messaging—that your encampment in your…

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