"I felt relief. Relief. Relief that as I sat there, crying, make-up streaming down my flushed face, eyes swollen and red, snot running from my nose, I was me for the first time in a long time. Don’t get me wrong – I was a hot mess, but I was me." I think one of the most important things I have learned…
"He is the doer of the bruises, of the pain, of the parts of my life that will never be the same, yet somehow I am the one wading through the aftermath while he feels validated – as though he is the victim." There are still days I wonder why he gets to go on with life like nothing happened when my…
"And I am deeper in my hole and beginning to be buried by shame. It’s dark. It’s scary. It’s physically and mentally painful – and it’s an all too familiar home. I’ve visited it many times." It's a knot in my stomach so tight it feels like a medical emergency. It's nausea that rises to the top of my throat and stays…
Safety Alert: Please take precautions while visiting this site so you can browse more safely in the event your device usage is currently or could be monitored by your partner.
1) You can have another webpage that you visit regularly pulled up so you can exit this website quickly and minimize suspicion.
2) You can enable "incognito" mode on your device which will allow you to browse without saving your history. This can be done by doing the following:
- Click the three dots on the top right of your browser.
- Choose “New Incognito window.”
- Begin browsing.
- To exit incognito mode, close the open window or press the "Escape" button.
