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For the first three years of this blog, I wrote monthly about my past experiences with intimate partner violence. I shared not only the pain of what I lived through but also the regenerative tools I used for clarity, empowerment, and joy again.

How did I reconcile the trauma that was inflicted on me?

How did I heal the psychic and energetic wounds from my past? 

How did I overcome issues of trust, low self-esteem, judgmental thoughts, or self-sabotaging behaviors and patterns?

For 2024, a momentous year for me, I wrote a monthly diary entry.

In 2025, this space evolves again. I’m devoting my blog to my interviews of other women’s experiences with intimate partner violence and abuse. These are real, raw, and courageous conversations. Each post will explore the same three questions:

-What happened?

-What was the impact?

-How did you heal?

To anyone who’s lived through family violence – or is still living in it now – these stories are for you. These are our love letters for healing. You are not alone.

Thank You

Dec 31, 2025

Loves, I’m so grateful for the women who were willing to share their stories in 2025. The level of vulnerability, truth-telling and raw, unedited interviews left me feeling in awe of their power. These authentic stories revealed financial abuse, addiction, child abuse, money theft, physical abuse, sexual assault, cheating, emotional and psychological abuse, survival, sex… Continue reading Thank You

Women – Canada

Nov 30, 2025

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? I was in a relationship for about ten years. But I saw behaviors early on. I saw the red flags. My partner was in recovery and as time went on, her behavior was that of a dry drunk. So even though she wasn’t drinking, she still had the behaviors… Continue reading Women – Canada

Women – Chilliwack, B.C.

Oct 31, 2025

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? Bill came into our lives when I was four. He was the next-door neighbor. It started when he told me – do these things with me so they won’t happen to your little sister. First, he asked me to touch him. As I got older it evolved into oral… Continue reading Women – Chilliwack, B.C.

Women – Abbotsford, B.C.

Sep 30, 2025

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? I met somebody when I was doing a semester abroad. I saw how they were vulnerable and sharing things that were going on in their life, and that they were seeking friendship. So, I was friends with them, and it was very platonic for me because they were kind… Continue reading Women – Abbotsford, B.C.

Mom – Canada

Aug 31, 2025

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? How could I have learned so much in my life and made such a huge mistake? For me as a queer person who came out later in life, I think it’s really important to share this story. I had my first same-sex relationship after coming out and leaving my… Continue reading Mom – Canada

Mom – Port Coquitlam, B.C. Canada

Jul 31, 2025

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? Everything that happened in my childhood repeated in my relationship – sexual abuse, neglect, verbal abuse, physical abuse, and violence. So, when I was so young having my first child and living in a house like that, everybody talks about red flags, but I didn’t see any because there… Continue reading Mom – Port Coquitlam, B.C. Canada

Mom – Abbotsford, B.C.

Jun 30, 2025

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? It all started with my father. He was very volatile. I was so scared of him. You never knew what was going to set him off. For example, one day I could come home after school and make myself a snack, and that would be perfectly fine, but on… Continue reading Mom – Abbotsford, B.C.

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Women – Abbotsford, B.C.

Apr 29, 2025

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause: What happened? We find relationships in our life based off the kind of love we think we deserve. The first abuse in my life started with my father, so when I looked for a relationship in my adult life, I was always trying to find something that I never even had growing… Continue reading Women – Abbotsford, B.C.

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