(And Why It Was the Most Loving Choice I’ve Ever Made) Going No Contact with a parent isn’t a decision you make lightly. It isn’t impulsive. It isn’t done out of anger, spite, or immaturity. It’s the kind of decision you reach only after a lifetime of trying everything else…
A trauma-survivor’s interpretation for anyone who grew up unseen, unheard, and emotionally parentified. Linkin Park has always been a lifeline for people who grew up in chaos, emotional neglect, and invisible wounds. Given Up is one of their rawest tracks — a scream from the center of despair — and…
There’s a moment from my daughter’s wedding that keeps resurfacing in my mind — not because it ruined the day, not because it carried malice, but because it revealed something deep about how invisible trauma can be to people who haven’t lived through it. During the rehearsal, I met the…