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When Systems Fail Our Children: A Mother’s View
Yesterday was supposed to be a joyful milestone: my son’s first day back at school after the summer holidays. He had been bouncing with excitement, jumping up and down, thrilled to ride the bus and see his friends. For a child with some social interaction challenges who has been attending counselling during the summer, this…
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Rapids, Wolves, and the Real Joy of Being Myself.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller I’ve learned recently that Helen Keller was right. Life has to be a daring adventure — because the alternative is to simply exist, and existing isn’t enough. If you never take risks, never laugh at the wrong turns, never feel your heart…
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From French Vanilla to Financial Freedom: Investing After Financial Abuse
💸 Even If You’re Starting with $10, a Broken Heart and Nothing Left I don’t have a pension. Not because I didn’t work — I did.I raised kids. I managed a household. I helped build businesses from the ground up..But I wasn’t the one with the paycheque. That was by design. And when it all…
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From Healing to the Battlefield: A Litigation Plan is Being Born
A year ago, six months after my husband was arrested, I was barely functioning, lost in a fog of trauma and PTSD, struggling to make it through each day. But in the past year, I’ve found my fire again. Through therapy, self-reflection, and the unwavering support of incredible women and men in my life, I’ve…
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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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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…
