Abuse & Surviving It
What it looks like from the inside, why leaving is never as simple as people think, and what nobody tells you about the after.
You're probably not the only one thinking it
There Are Some Things We Need to Talk About.
These subjects are heavy. I don't handle them like a textbook and I don't handle them carelessly either. Take your time in here, and leave whenever you need to.
Heads up before you read on: these pages talk openly about abuse, trafficking, trauma and loneliness. Nothing plays automatically, nothing is graphic for shock value, and you can step away at any point. Come back when you're ready — it'll still be here.
I'm not a therapist, a counselor, a doctor, a lawyer or a trafficking intervention specialist. I'm a woman who has lived through some things and who refuses to pretend these subjects don't exist. What I offer is conversation, awareness, encouragement and a person who will not flinch when you tell the truth.
If you need help right now
I'm a friend with life experience, not a professional service. If you're in danger or in crisis, please reach out to people trained for it — and then come talk to me any time after.
- Emergency: call 911
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (text START to 88788)
- National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 (text 233733)
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What We Talk About Here
Sex Trafficking Awareness
Plain-language awareness so people can recognize warning signs, and pointers to the organizations trained to respond.
Rebuilding After Trauma
The slow, ordinary, unglamorous work of putting a life back together — and permission to do it at your own pace.
Loneliness
Being lonely in a full room. Being lonely three states from everyone who knows your middle name.
Being Away From Family
Holidays, distance, guilt, and how to keep the good connections alive across the miles.
Starting Over
New town, new job, new everything. Where you actually begin when you have to begin again.
Relationships & Difficult Family
Loving complicated people without losing yourself in the process.
Feeling Lost
When you can't name what's wrong but you know something is. That counts too.
Finding Your Voice Again
How you learn to say the true thing out loud after a long stretch of staying quiet.
You Don't Have to Carry It Alone.
If you're safe and you just need somebody to talk to, my line is open.
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