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Abuse

Stories and advice on healing from childhood, narcissistic, emotional, and sexual abuse, and recognizing and moving on from unhealthy relationships.

Childhood abuse

A Message for Anyone Who’s Been Abused and Has Kept It Inside

Overcoming Intergenerational Trauma: We Can Break the Cycle of Abuse

Simple Truths About Toxic Mothers I Wish I Knew Growing Up

Why I No Longer Believe There’s Something Wrong with Me

Healing from Childhood Abuse: Get Help and Take Your Life Back

Recovering from a Difficult Childhood: How to Reclaim Yourself

Why My Abuse Is No Longer a Secret

No One Deserves to Be Abused

The Transformative Powers of Pain: Healing from Abuse

Why I Forgave My Cruel, Abusive Father

How to Foster Gratitude If You Have a History of Childhood Abuse

Healing from the Conflicting Loss of a Difficult Parent

How I Broke Free from a Narcissistic Family System

Healing Through Reparenting: The Greatest Act of Self-Love

3 Healthy Love Lessons for Survivors of Trauma and Abuse

5 Things to Know When an Abusive Parent Dies

How Childhood Bullying Influenced How I Treat Others as an Adult

5 Painful Effects of Parentification Trauma and How I’ve Overcome Them

How I’ve Stopped Letting My Unhealed Parents Define My Worth

9 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self to Help Her Change Her Life

7 Ways Childhood Trauma Shows Up in Your Romantic Relationships

Why I Had to Stop Judging Myself to Start Healing from Childhood Trauma

You Can Be the Cycle Breaker: 9 Ways to Heal After Childhood Trauma

No One Was Coming to Save Me: The Insignificance I Felt as a Kid

Dear Everyone Who Tells Me I Should Reconcile with My Parents

My Mother’s Abuse and the Two Things That Have Helped Me Heal

How Our Parents Impact Us: The Childhood Wounds That Shape Our Lives

Dear Mom and Dad, Thank You for the Years of Trauma

If You’ve Been Abused and You’ve Lost Your Joy and Sense of Self

The Abuse Behind My Happy Family Pictures (and Why We Should Talk About It)

To All the Abused Kids Who Are Dealing with the Consequences as Adults…

The Day I Found Out from the Internet my Estranged Father Had Died

How I’m Mothering the Wounded Kid Inside Who Just Wanted Love

Narcissistic abuse

“Am I the Narcissist?” How to Tell If It’s You

Breaking Free from the Shadow of a Narcissistic Parent

Escaping a Predator: 10 Warning Signs You’re Dating a Narcissist

Growing Up with a Narcissist: How I’m Healing from the Abuse

Healing from the Trauma of Narcissistic Abuse

I Thought It Was Love, But It Was Actually Abuse

From the Spouse of a Narcissist: Here’s What You Need to Know

When You’re Hooked On an Abusive Partner and Scared to Walk Away

Breaking Free from Manipulative, Narcissistic Parents

Emotional abuse

Abuse Isn’t Always Physical, and We Never Deserve It

How I Healed from Gaslighting and Found Self-Love After the Abuse

Dealing with Bullies: How to Cope When People Are Cruel

5 Ways to Cope with Family Bullies

What Creates Abusive People and How to Release Your Anger

How I Found the Courage to Leave an Abusive Relationship

It’s Not “Failing” to Leave a Toxic, Abusive Marriage

Break the Cycle: How to Stop Hurting Others When You Were Mistreated

Escaping a Toxic Relationship: My Intuition Was Right All Along

4 Lessons I Learned from Leaving a Toxic Relationship

The Silent Struggle: When Saying “No” Is Not That Simple

Leaving an Abusive Relationship: What I’ve Learned and How I’ve Moved On

I Don’t Know Who I Am: How I’m Finding Myself Again After the Abuse

How I Knew It Was Emotional Abuse: The Subtle Signs I Almost Missed

How to Spot Abusive People and Stop Getting into Toxic Relationships

Sexual abuse

44 Things to Never Say to a Rape Survivor

I’m Not Broken, and Neither Are You

Why I Didn’t Kill Myself and Why You Shouldn’t Either

How I Overcame Shame from Sexual Assault and Began to Love Myself

The Most Powerful Tool for Healing: Tell the Right Stories

How My Anger Led Me to Forgiveness and Peace

Letting Go of the Victim Label: The Past Will Not Define Me

39 Supportive Things to Say to a Male Survivor of Sexual Assault

4 Things I Needed to Accept to Let Go and Heal After Trauma

After the Assault: What I Now Know About Repressed Trauma

Domestic Violence

Why Belonging Is So Difficult for Survivors of Domestic Abuse

The Friend I Couldn’t Fix: A Story of Love, Loss and Letting Go

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