An apology to Stephanie Edwards — I’m ashamed to share that I was raised by racists, but part of my healing has been sharing my story. My story stems from a place of hatred for others, which was taught and learned. I have created a non-chronological timeline of my exposure to racism. Summer break 2022 My ten-year-old daughter discovered…

She’d Have a Podcast, Cluster B Diagnosis and a Call Herself a Self-Help “Guru.” — Graphic content, including descriptions of physical abuse. I made the easy decision to remove my mother’s husband, let’s call him Stan, from my life before I got married. I made the difficult decision to remove my mother, let’s call her Rachelle, from my life before my daughter was born. Stan…

Six Years After Divorce — For a brief history, I wrote I Should Have Known. I discuss how I should have seen the signs where I was losing my healthy co-parenting partner as he slipped away into a toxic, romantic relationship and we entered into high-conflict co-parenting. If you missed it, I said our co-parenting…

I Already Feel the Weight Lifted Off My Shoulders — Where do I start? My mom is a woman that carries a lot of shame. Likely from her father being a pastor, me being born out of wedlock shortly after my mother turned 21 and a family history of trauma. …

For *Alleged* Murders of Her Three Children — Lindsay Clancy, 32 year-old, Duxbury mother, accused of killing her three children, Cora, age 5; Dawson, age 3 and Callan, 8 months made her first court appearance via Zoom. Tuesday, February 7, Plymouth County Prosecutors brought charges, including First Degree Murder in the deaths of Cora and Dawson, strangulation and…

The Lindsay Clancy Story — This story contains the concept of Infanticide. Based on the Oxford Dictionary, Infanticide is the intentional killing of an infant child, specifically by the Mother. Please click here and here to learn more about the psychology behind the concept. Around 6p.m. on January 24, Patrick Clancy, called 911 after he…

High Conflict Co-Parenting — Writing has been part of my therapy and part of my recovery from a toxic co-parenting relationship. As part of that healing, I thought it might be helpful to share what I have learned. According divorce.net, high conflict co-parenting is used to describe divorces where one or both spouses engage…

High-Conflict Co-Parenting with a Narcissist — I’ve gone back and forth, an internal battle, debating if I should even publish this story. It’s not my story to tell. I’m just a character, but I am not the main character. The main character is my nine-year-old daughter, stuck in the middle of myself and her dad. Trust…

I’m Finally Breaking My Silence My biggest supporters will notice my absence here, on Medium, but I have a good excuse. I’ve been deeply depressed and feeling anxious about writing/posting on Medium, especially this story. The idea of sharing, terrifies me. It rattles me; So many painful feelings and emotions…