In this episode of Unspoken Balkans, I read a deeply personal letter I wrote to my mom, unedited, — the woman who stayed, who enabled, and who failed to protect me. This letter is about the silence, the neglect, and the pain of growing up in a home where abuse was allowed to thrive.

⚠️ Trigger warning: mentions of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, neglect, trauma responses, and suicidal thoughts.

This is not an easy episode. But it’s a necessary one. By reading this letter out loud, I’m giving voice to the parts of me that were silenced for years — and I hope it reminds others that they are not alone in their pain or in their healing.

Thank you for listening and for holding space for my story.

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