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…
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…
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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What Emotional Neglect Looks Like in Real Time
In the past month: My boys’ father met a woman, requiring him to stay out late on school nights—past 10 and even 11—leaving the boys home alone to go to…