Abuse

I Lost My Best Friend to Domestic Abuse: Here’s What I Learned

Even when a person seems OK, you don’t…

How Discovering Narcissist Abuse Broke Me and Made Me Stronger

Through emotional trauma and painful…

My Teenage Life

I am the eldest child of the family. I am the hope of my parents. They sent me to have a high education and learn a new language —…

Trauma vs. Writing

Keeping things separate: charting a poet’s course through and beyond the emotions…

In an Abusive Relationship, There Are Not Two Sides to the Story

Though it actually does take two to…

Why I Used to Hate Sundays

and the weekend in general…

You Didn’t Attract Your Abuser, But Your Open Door Allowed Them to Walk on Through

I Cut My Parents Out at 17

But your response was worse than anything they did to me.

Afraid To Be Alone

A chaotic world, lacking self love

Physical Touch Is So Important in Childhood

So why are we afraid of it?