Speaking truth to power, and owning the power of narrative to break the bonds of injustice.
He Was My Forever...Before He Became My Never
The path with a narcissist is always brutal. I hate that I ever conceived with him. I write anytime, especially when I hurt or grieve. I do.
New Posts Coming Soon! Recovery Is Worse Than the Actual Created Sickness
There are inadequate words for what I've been going through, so I'll save the details for future posts. Know I'm fighting through it in...
To the One Who Loves Me Next: This I Promise You
I fight through healing some days, & it is work. My hope is for better days with a person who walks the broken road with me & blesses it.
Federal Judge Orders Medicare To Pay For My Pancreatic Meds; Corrupt Backstory Spurs New Fight
My lawyer called today to tell me that we won our case to restore my pancreatic medication. The judge, in part, used the feds' own...
To the Woman After Me: You Know Him Now But I Knew Him First, Years of Lies & Sweet Talk
The healing after narcissistic abuse is long, and I would not wish it on a single soul. I'd never approach a new supply. The message stands.
Love at First Nightmare P4: The Call & The Last Betrayal
Story of narcissistic abuse that spanned nearly two decades with some estrangement. When we finally reunited, he saved the worst for last.
'Christmas Isn't Canceled, Just You': A Special Song From Kelly Clarkson
Sometimes putting on a brave face comes at a cost, especially when the narcissistic abuse I suffered was swallowing me whole. I was not OK.
The Games They Play: How Narcissists (Try to) Make It Our Fault
Guilt, shame, blame, deflection, play victim is like currency to them, a deadly game. The only way to win is not to play, walk away to live.
Love at First Nightmare P3: Forced Admissions & a Fateful Encounter
Story of narcissistic abuse that spanned nearly two decades with some estrangement. When we finally reunited, he saved the worst for last.
Love at First Nightmare P2: Three Questions, Three Lies
Story of narcissistic abuse that spanned nearly two decades with some estrangement. When we finally reunited, he saved the worst for last.
Bathroom Floors & Wine Bottles: I Hid the Truth of My Abuse In Alcohol & False 'I'm OKs'
The devaluation & discard phase of narcissistic abuse was as bad as his rage. It cost me a couple of months of sobriety & nearly my life.
Merry Christmas: A Kelly Clarkson Heartbreak Classic
Even knowing our breakup was the right thing, narcissistic abuse wounded my spirit in a way I did not recognize, pain I couldn't bear. Sad.
Love At First Nightmare P1: His Eyes Shone Like Poison Emeralds, My 'Nex' Had the Perfect Lure
Story of narcissistic abuse that spanned nearly two decades with some estrangement. When we finally reunited, he saved the worst for last.
Surviving Narcissistic Abuse & Gaslighting, While Facing Major Medical Illness
I learned that no matter how many promises they make or self-deprecating words they use, the narcissist has one setting: cruelty and abuse.
It's A (Very) Serious Matter...On My New Profile Pic
In the 90s, Aaron Tippin had a song, "Kiss This," and a lyric in that song is "and I don't mean on my rosy red lips..." It was a classic...
Oops! Pardon the Broken links to My Social Media Sites; This Site & My Body Are Under Construction
I am preoccupied, to say the least, preparing for two blog series related to the corruption that egregiously impacted my health and life...
Today's Federal Hearing: A Pending Ruling Brings Hope in Battle to Restore Pancreatic Pain Meds
The road to justice is paved with pain, fear, and tears, as most of this year I spent trying to survive without life-saving meds that...
Righteous Rage on Healthcare Reform: She Who Rises When Corruption Forms the Noose that Kills
I did not want a (new) cause. Loud and bombastic is not energy in my bandwidth but I feel forced to summon it anyway. I wanted to...
Pain on Fire: Where the Truth Lives...and Where It Does Not
If Type A is how you roll, like I often like to, pancreatic pain will burn you from inside out, in more ways than one. You have to learn...





















