Our Souls in Words
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Our Souls in Words

Pene Hodge

Nov 27, 2021

5 min read

Heartbreak | Trauma

The Signs of Abuse are Not Easy to Spot — Abusers Know Just Where to Strike!

The pernicious art and heart of an abuser

Photo by Sneha Sivarajan on Unsplash

Hiding in plain sight

“There's a phrase, “the elephant in the living room”, which purports to describe what it’s like to live with a drug addict, an alcoholic, an abuser.

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Pene Hodge

Pene Hodge

2 x top writer, nurse & mom. She writes because she must. Arrive curious, leave inspired. Contact me@oursoulwords@gmail.com

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