A survivor's story
If you were to think back over the years of your life, when was it that you felt most happy in your own skin? Who were you when you were the most confident? The most joyful? When was it that you were the best version of you? I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about …
It was New Year’s Eve afternoon, two years ago, when I did the bravest thing I’ve ever done. I told my fiancé, “I’ve had enough”, called the police, and escaped four and a half years of narcissistic abuse. Four and a half years. It seems like such a long time. Why did I stay so …
I’m not sure when the idea of writing a memoir first occurred to me. Perhaps it was a fleeting thought while I was still living in Sweden. It was certainly a working idea once I moved back to the US. Early in 2017, I was talking to a friend and mentioned to him the idea …