Stories
My Unhealthy Relationship Through My Mother’s Eyes [A Bystander’s Perspective]
We’re in my childhood bedroom, in my parents’ house, in my hometown. It is Thanksgiving Day, and my mother and I have just finished dinner. My father would not be home until close to midnight, as the medical field tends to not slow for holidays. My mother sits on the edge of my bed, pensive. We […]
A Letter to Myself After Walking Away From My Abusive Relationship
A letter to myself on the first morning after walking away from my abusive relationship. [This is a letter written to the woman I was 9 months ago. These are the things she needed to hear, and that I can now put a voice to after months of therapy and healing space. This is […]