Tag: domestic violence

• A Can of Beets

  Once upon a time, in the not so distant past, I left everything and everyone I knew to move four hours away because of a man. A man who presented as caring, kind, and understood me in ways no one else did. What I didn’t know at the time was that he was an abuser.…

  thecountesswolf

  March 10, 2023

  Mental Health, Self

  abuse, domestic violence, trauma, women writers, writer

• It’s Okay

  I started writing about one of the shit storm periods of my life, and I had to stop. Some of it is still too raw. I’ve talked about it in therapy, but I’m not ready to put it out here for all to see. I planned to write a book about those times, and I…

  thecountesswolf

  April 22, 2022

  Mental Health, Self

  abuse, CPTSD, destruction, domestic violence, dysfunction, financial abuse, love bombing, memories, narcissism, NPD, reflections, self-care, self-esteem, self-worth, therapy, toxic relationships, trauma, women writers, writer