Speaking truth to power, and owning the power of narrative to break the bonds of injustice.
'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.
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.
'They Say': The Deady Cost of the Strong Woman Archetype
I wrote this poem months ago, feeling lost, unseen, breaking under the weight of an impossible archetype that regarded not my own humanity.










