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The Elective Orphan Club
Where childhood abuse survivors share their journeys of healing and thriving.
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Sarah Kat
Jul 17, 2023
Estrangement From Abusive Parents Will Always Be Hard
A few things that make it easier
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Sarah Kat
Apr 10, 2023
How Narcissistic Abuse Harms us Physically
The mind-body connection is real
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Sarah Kat
Nov 22, 2022
Don’t Shrink Yourself to Make Others Comfortable
I’d rather be ‘weird’ than basic
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Sarah Kat
Nov 7, 2022
Why Abuse Survivors Keep Getting Stuck in Life
Learned patterns of thinking and feeling
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Sarah Kat
Oct 9, 2022
The Choice to Leave a Toxic Family Behind
It’s not a choice everyone can understand
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Sarah Kat
Nov 15, 2021
He Called Me a Hypochondriac
That’s when I SHOULD have left him
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Sarah Kat
Nov 1, 2021
Don’t Argue with the Gaslighting Abuser
The smartest, safest move is walking away
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Sarah Kat
Oct 15, 2021
Fawning to Survive Abuse
Part self-preservation, part low self-worth
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Sarah Kat
Sep 30, 2021
If your parents didn’t love you, that’s not your fault
Don’t let it define you
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Sarah Kat
Sep 29, 2021
Don’t stay in a toxic situation, even if it’s for family
We can’t fix other people - we can only fix…
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