I came out to my mom in my late 30s. “Megan! I didn’t know you are bisexual!”
This was mom’s first reaction to reading chapter 1 of my book Mindfulness Brings Clarity. I spoke about how I knew I was queer from an experience at a young age.
“I mean, I know we don’t always tell our parents everything..” mom continued.
“Yeah, it just wasn’t something I was comfortable […]
I don’t often share, but I feel like I can explain and say the proper things on here.
So my TAR pit started about 8 years ago, when I got involved with a narcissist. Everything was always turned around on me, my feelings weren’t considered – it was always because I did something wrong. I made him mad, so he acted this way.
Now I struggle. We’ve been separated […]
I met him online. We pretty much instantly clicked. He was a truck driver, willing and eager to drop into my life. He was ready to come spend the night with my kids and me. I should have known this was the first red flag.
At first everyone liked and accepted him. We had this insatiable thirst for the patriach position in our family to be filled. And […]
I’m a survivor of a narcissistic ex-husband where I was a victim of verbal, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse. I want to inspire others and tell my story so that people can get out of toxic, co-dependent cycles.
I met my ex-husband through the military. We had an instant connection and he proposed to me after six months; we got married quickly. I noticed a change in his […]
Hi, where do I start? I watched my mom be abused physically, mentally, emotionally, and verbally growing up. I always said I will not let it happen to me. However, I do recall an argument where I was told I’m stupid, don’t know what I’m talking about, and that my feelings are not valid. I was 18 years old, and driving during this argument. As I proceeded to tell him I’m […]
I am a 68-year-old woman who has been in a toxic marriage for 39 years. I am also an 8-year crack and meth addict who uses to cope with the incredible pain and loneliness of a loveless relationship and the absence of any family support at this point. There is no resentment towards them for protecting themselves and living their lives – just a gaping maw of emptiness and […]
It’s been 11 days since I walked away from him. The first few days I couldn’t stop myself from checking on him just to make sure he was ok. He didn’t even acknowledge that I was in the room. It’s been 2 days of no contact and I have never felt this miserable in all my life.
Every time I think of him I ache. I’m not sure if […]
I experienced sexual abuse when I was a little girl. I told one of my caregivers and they didn’t do anything about it. I held that secret for several years, which wreaked havoc on my self-esteem and sense of security. I got the message “You are crazy and you don’t matter.” I don’t think that was the intended message from some of the people that were in my life, […]
My life started out with having a grandfather abuse me when I was 3 years old; then the abuse continued through the next generation by my older male cousins.
When I was 12 years old, I lost my virginity through rape. Then again, at 18 years old, I was raped by a stranger. At 23 years old, I was raped by my employer.
Recently, at 48 years of […]
Survivor is a strong word some days. I was blessed with a precious baby boy. He was extremely smart and very athletic growing up. His personality was almost mirror to mine. People loved him and he loved people, maybe too much in school. He had his whole life planned out for him at the ripe old age of 15. He was dating the love of his life, going to […]
