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The Only Safety I Have Is Printed on a Piece of Paper
It was supposed to be a simple, happy day.Three kids in the car, music playing, the kind of morning where you’re juggling drop-offs and plans. We were heading to drop one child at work, then the rest of us were going to the mall for a day out — shopping, wandering, and treating ourselves to…
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The Post-Victory Crash: Why Wins Can Trigger Old Wounds— and How to Fight Back
This week, I won.I walked into court and secured something huge: permission for my daughter to travel internationally in just a few days’ time, despite my ex-husband’s refusal and my lawyer’s betrayal. The judge not only granted the emergency travel order — he also adjourned my ex’s motion for visitation with our son until all…
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Betrayal on the Frontline: Outgunned, Outnumbered, But Not Outplayed
When Your Own Lawyer Becomes a Liability in the War of Divorce Divorcing a narcissistic abuser isn’t a simple legal process.It’s trench warfare.It’s sabotage of your supply lines.It’s enemy infiltration — sometimes within your own ranks. The stakes? Your children.The battleground? Family court.The weapons? Evidence, motions, orders, and the ability to stay calm under relentless…
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Navigating Lifequakes: Rebuilding After the Shocks That Split Your World
“Sometimes in the waves of change, we find our true direction.”— Unknown 🌍Some events don’t just shake your life—they rip it wide open. Author and life transitions expert Bruce Feiler, in his book Life Is in the Transitions, coined the term “lifequakes”—profound, destabilizing events that split your life into before and after. But if you’ve…
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There Is No Compromise on Child Safety: Why I said NO
Today, I was asked to trade my son for a piece of paper. Let me be more specific: my lawyer forwarded a message suggesting I should agree to give my ex-husband—who is currently facing criminal charges for child abuse, threats of death, and threats involving bodily harm—unrestricted access to our son every other weekend. In…
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He used Everything : My Story of Coercive Control
When I first made my police statement in January 2024, coercive control wasn’t even recognized as a standalone criminal offence in Canada. I shared everything I could about the abuse, the threats, the sexual assault. I thought I was telling the whole story. But in June 2024, Canada passed Bill C-332. Finally, coercive and controlling…
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When Consent Isn’t Protection:
A Mother’s Fight to Let Her Child Fly You’d think it would be simple. A 16-year-old with a big heart and bigger dreams wants to join her classmates on a school-organized humanitarian trip.The trip is paid for. The itinerary is set. She’s ready. Excited. Prepared. But when you’ve escaped abuse, when you’re raising children under…
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Breaking Down and Moving On
Buying My Own Car (Finally) Some women mark milestones with flowers or jewelry. Me? I will be marking mine with a new (to me) car. Not because I wanted to. Because life forced me to. Let me take you back a few months: I was driving my faithful-but-fragile 2003 Mercedes. She was old, tired, and…
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What I Wish I had Known Before Reporting Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
When I reported the my abusor, he was charged with sexual assault. But that was just a single sliver of the truth. It didn’t include the years of emotional torment, verbal degradation, financial control, psychological manipulation, technological surveillance, or the coercive control that ruled my life. And what still breaks me today is this: I…
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Tech Troubles, Triggers, and Taking Control: A Survivor’s Journey
When you have survived abuse – technology isn’t neutral and can cause reoccurring trauma long after the abuse itself has stopped.It’s not just phones and apps and passwords—it’s the memory of being tracked. Controlled. Hacked. Watched. Silenced. It’s the anxiety that spikes when your screen lights up at midnight. It’s the sick feeling in your…
