Episode 2: The Chaos, The Grief, The Courage It Takes to Leave

At first, I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t overreacting.

I started reading, reaching out, quietly asking myself, Is this abuse?

In this episode, I take you into the part of my story that’s hardest to tell—the part where everything looks like it’s falling apart, but something stronger is quietly rising inside of me.

You’ll hear about the moment I told him I wanted to separate, the twisted ways he tried to reclaim control, and how even as I started to breathe again, the manipulation didn’t stop.

You’ll hear about the letter I wrote.

The chaos of separation.

The unbearable grief of walking away from a life I built—and the courage to do it anyway.

Because I wasn’t just leaving a marriage.

I was choosing to break a cycle.

For my kids. For myself.

Even when it felt like it might kill me.

This is a story of choosing truth when lies are louder.

Of choosing peace when the world calls you dramatic.

Of choosing to survive—even if it means starting over in ashes.

🎧 Listen now. You’re not alone.