By Her View From Home Being the Cycle Breaker in a Toxic Family Is Lonely but Worth It
I am a cycle breaker. My maternal grandmother was abusive, and my mother carried the torch for the next generation.…
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The Apartment that Saved Me
I got you in secret. My own apartment. It was my first big move to save myself. I was terrified.…
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Even When It’s Right, Walking Away Hurts
It’s a weird thing, mourning the living. It’s like your brain just can’t quite wrap itself around the process the…
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My Child is Not a Pawn—She’s a Person
In healthy relationships, a new baby can bring people closer together. People love holding and snuggling babies and getting pictures…
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By Christie Lynn To the Woman Who Feels Stuck in a Toxic Relationship
I was once you. I was you for so long. I was you for so long I honestly did not…
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Emotional Abuse Leaves Hidden Scars
How do you write about something when you don't really understand it yourself? Or when it all began? Or when…
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I Can’t Change My Mom, But I Can Change the Way I Let Her Affect Me
I have often heard stories of how when women become mothers, it strengthens the bond with their own moms. They…
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Love Should Not Be Toxic
Years later, as I reflect on the toxic relationship that left me with way more baggage than I’d like to…
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