Unraveling and Rebuilding
This past month broke me open. I ended a relationship I cared deeply about. COVID knocked me all the way down—but gave me sleep like I’ve never had. My house…
Reflections on intense affection, idealization,, and promises, and why they can be so powerful for those longing to be seen, valued, chosen.
Harm Without Malice
Love Bombed: My Story of Worship, Betrayal, and No Contact (Part 7 of 32,000,000) Reconciling Harm Without Malice I feel like the absence of malice has to count for something.…
Love Bombing: Lies Before Hello
Love Bombed: My Story of Worship, Betrayal, and No Contact (Part 6 of 32,000,000) The Story He Told Me When we met, I was deeply moved. How he soldiered through…
Addiction to Toxic Love
Love Bombed: My Story of Worship, Betrayal, and No Contact (Part 1 of 32,000,000) The Illusion of Love (The Hook) I worshiped him. Loving him was like a religion. Sex…