The Intrusive Mother-in-Law

A domestic minefield of control and dominance

Photo by Nickolas Nikolic on Unsplash

A fundamental paradox of going through the ravages of complex-trauma recovery is acquiring unequivocal clarity as to what is relationally permitted and what is not. That said, when I saved myself from further attachment injuries by initiating the brutal and terrifying task of walking away from my family of origin, I took with me the…