Trigger Warning:  This story is about sexual assault.  Since I am not apart of the crime, this is about how I interacted with the crime.

TRIGGER WARNING: This one is not graphic but it is about sexual assault

Enablers, Flying Monkeys, The "I am just trying to stay neutral" people are needed to protect abusive people so they can just continue to keep being abusive.  It takes a village to get away with it.

It's been a week since I released my herpes episode and it has given me some relief.   But it is a double edged sword.

It's been one year since I tested positive for herpes.  From what I can tell my experience has been extremely common but no one talks about it and no one should feel alone or humiliated for having such a common experience.

A lot of my loving a supportive friends don't know what to say or how to show support or how to listen well.  Especially after I tell them about my trauma.  Here is a little 10 minute clip to help them be more helpful to you.

You can't honestly recover and keep all of your relationships and friendships.  Not all of them are healthy enough to keep. And that's a good thing.  And if you're losing a toxic friendships right now.  Be proud that you've grown enough to see it and grown enough to walk away.

Thank you everybody.  Telling my lifestory was a big deal to me.  It was scary.  And I want to thank all of you who listened.  Even if you hate listened to it.  Also just a note:  If you act like you're the victim because I talked about your own behavior, that's toxic behavior.  You are blaming the mirror for the reflection.

This is the nice part.  Where I talk about how I discovered the problems with codependency and how it hurt me.  It breaking the cycle.

A raw expose from two men about dating the same woman at the same time. Aaron Michael Marsh and Paco Romane do an eloquent job in sharing their sides of the narcissistic abuse they endured as well as the striking similarities in their difficult childhoods. Sad, funny, frustrating, cathartic. A must-listen for anyone who has ever been cheated on, had an abusive childhood, ignored red flags in a relationship, or struggles with mental health. Also if you just love some crazy tea!