Last year, circumstances over a period of about six months were challenging and stressful, and I didn’t manage them well. Thinking back...

My friends would describe me as strong, capable, and dependable. I have my flaws, and work to recognize areas for improvement and grow....

A view from the bike at sunrise. In the last post , I wrote about my struggle to leave, and then stay away from, a dating partner who was...

I’m in the middle of a busy season at work—so busy that I opted to work half a day on Labor Day, one of LLS’s designated holidays. I knew...

One of the side effects of being in an abusive relationship is developing a victim mentality – when you perceive bad things are going to...

As an adult, when I struggled with anxiety after a harmful relationship, I couldn’t remember feeling this way before and wondered why my...

Survivors are often critical of themselves. After I ended an emotionally abusive relationship, I gave myself a hard time, telling myself...

We don’t want our loved ones to be hurt. If someone we care about is in a harmful relationship, we want them away from the person who is...

Finishing a half marathon in running shorts I questioned after an unhealthy relationship. As we heal from an unhealthy or abusive...

A few years ago, after dating a man, Russ, for a few weeks, he wanted us to become sexually active. We were exclusive and he thought it...