Category: abuse
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Healing Doesn’t Mean the Fear Disappears
This morning, I almost commented on a LinkedIn post. My fingers were on the keyboard. I had something meaningful to contribute to the conversation. Then I noticed a familiar name connected to the discussion—a reminder of someone who caused tremendous harm in my life many years ago. I quietly closed the app. No one knew.…
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The Bruises Healed. The Voices Stayed.
As someone with an ACE score of 9, I have experienced nearly every form of abuse a person can endure. Physical abuse. Sexual abuse. Domestic violence. Psychological abuse. Verbal abuse. Emotional abuse. In 2006, I survived a near-fatal strangulation during a domestic violence assault. That night changed the course of my life in ways I…