The Fragile Structure of Happiness
I’ve been sitting with a word that has always troubled me, a state of "being" that feels out of reach: happiness. There seems to be so little capacity out there…
Understanding the burden of carrying the blame, and the journey of reclaiming identity and self-worth.
“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.
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…
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin
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…
The presence of a scapegoat reveals what others refuse to face.
The War They Wanted: A Story of Estrangement
My sons learned, by design, to have zero tolerance for their mother. Ordinary acts of parenting—direction, correction, consequences, even simple questions—were rejected and reframed as manipulation or control. I once…
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