When Parents Still Abuse Their Adult Children
Many adult children of abusers continue to deal with ongoing abuse long after we have reached the age of maturity. The first time I became aware of adult children being abused by their parents was when...
View ArticleWhy I Stayed With My Abuser
I stayed with him for six years because I was convinced I owed it to my parents to make it work. I was convinced that no one else would ever love me. A question I’m often asked is, “Why did you stay...
View ArticleHow To Survive Family Court After Surviving Domestic Violence
This could go on for a long time. Brace yourself. One of the most painful and bewildering experiences of my life was trying to navigate the family court system after surviving domestic abuse. There is...
View ArticleI’ve Been Trapped In Silence: First By My Abuser, And Then By The System That...
My father violently picked off all the petals and left us lifeless, but somehow we survived. CN: Domestic abuse, child abuse I have been silenced my entire life. My childhood was never mine—it was my...
View ArticleThe Unending Abusive Nightmare Of Donald Trump
How do we cope with the pervasive presence of a man who, in his fear of being outdone by a woman, advocated for her jail time and hinted at her assassination? The moment of betrayal is the worst, the...
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