When I was a little girl, I always imagined myself having the fairy tale love story, just as all girls do. I imagined marrying the love of my life, having the perfect little family, and living ...

When I was a little girl, I always imagined myself having the fairy tale love story, just as all girls do. I imagined marrying the love of my life, having the perfect little family, and living ...

am a 40-year-old woman with 3 children. I was married to a narcissist for 15 years and for the better part of those years, I had zero clue. I am a successful, part-time career woman with ...

Though this is just one of my experiences with domestic abuse in relationships, there were many times where I was ready to end it all and just leave this world.

Somehow, I had the exact right combination of hardship and abuse to make me strong enough to overcome and create the life of my dreams.

I grew up in severe poverty by Canadian standards. My parents neglected me and only my very basic needs were (sometimes) met. I grew up with the neighborhood kids, without any positive role models.