Real Stories: Parenting with a Narcissistic Ex

This is a real life example of what it can look like when a narcissist gains equal parenting time. He will demand equal parenting time even though he has never before taken the children to the doctor (and probably doesn’t even know who the doctor is), dealt with the schools or made them their dailyContinue reading “Real Stories: Parenting with a Narcissistic Ex”

Remembering

WARNING TO READERS: This is not happy holiday reading. This is a raw retelling of a tragic event that occurred in my life one year out and expose. The content covers serious subjects such as suicide and abuse. Read at your discretion and with that understanding. It was a morning like this one year agoContinue reading “Remembering”

On Holidays

Exploring how to navigate holidays when life changes in the wake of divorce and death

Abuse Continues Generationally Unless Intentionally Addressed

An examination and first hand account of family abuse

The Relief You Feel

This post details the raw, disparate feelings of the blogger in the wake of multiple tragedies and trauma and carries the essence of hope.

Privacy πŸ”

The narcissist will invade your privacy every chance you get. I remember the one I knew would walk right into the bathroom while I had been in there with the door closed. I might be washing my face for bed or dressing or some such thing. Things that you would like to have a littleContinue reading “Privacy πŸ””

Encouragement πŸ€—

I feel so encouraged when I hear women appreciate my blog or related posts elsewhere. I have received so many demands from the narcissist in my life to shut down my blog and at times he has ganged up with the system to hamstring me into limiting what I want to share to help otherContinue reading “Encouragement πŸ€—”

Financial Abuse πŸ’ΈπŸ€‘

Today in my Family Law Mediator Training we heard from a Domestic Violence specialist. As she discussed psychological and financial abuse I recalled my former life. She talked about how in some relationships one spouse is granted an β€œallowance,” has no access to the bank accounts, handles none of the financial matters. I had aContinue reading “Financial Abuse πŸ’ΈπŸ€‘”