Life After Ours

the things we finally have words for

Stories about recognition, rebuilding, healing, co-parenting, starting over, and the moments that finally made sense in hindsight.

Life After Ours

What to Say to a Friend Going Through Divorce (...

what to say to a friend going through divorce, how to support a friend through divorce, what not to say during divorce, divorce support for friends, gifts for someone going...

What to Say to a Friend Going Through Divorce (...

what to say to a friend going through divorce, how to support a friend through divorce, what not to say during divorce, divorce support for friends, gifts for someone going...

It Wasn't Heartbreak. It Was Withdrawal.

It Wasn't Heartbreak. It Was Withdrawal.

She left. And it felt like withdrawal — the reaching for the phone, the obsessive thoughts, the physical restlessness. She thought something was wrong with her. Nothing was wrong with...

It Wasn't Heartbreak. It Was Withdrawal.

She left. And it felt like withdrawal — the reaching for the phone, the obsessive thoughts, the physical restlessness. She thought something was wrong with her. Nothing was wrong with...

What Is DARVO? And Why Do I End Up Apologizing ...

She raised a concern. She ended up apologizing. Every time. DARVO is the name for what was happening — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender — and understanding it is...

What Is DARVO? And Why Do I End Up Apologizing ...

She raised a concern. She ended up apologizing. Every time. DARVO is the name for what was happening — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender — and understanding it is...

The Moment Everything Made Sense: When You Fina...

She did not find narcissistic abuse recovery content. Narcissistic abuse recovery content found her — at 11pm, in a TikTok rabbit hole, in a search that started as something else...

The Moment Everything Made Sense: When You Fina...

She did not find narcissistic abuse recovery content. Narcissistic abuse recovery content found her — at 11pm, in a TikTok rabbit hole, in a search that started as something else...

Trusting Yourself After Gaslighting: Eventually...

She didn't trust herself anymore. Not after years of being told her memory was wrong, her feelings were too much, her perception was off. Rebuilding self-trust after gaslighting is its...

Trusting Yourself After Gaslighting: Eventually...

She didn't trust herself anymore. Not after years of being told her memory was wrong, her feelings were too much, her perception was off. Rebuilding self-trust after gaslighting is its...

The Words That Finally Named What Was Happening...

She found the language and everything changed. This glossary exists for the woman who is still finding it — every term defined the way a friend who lived it would...

The Words That Finally Named What Was Happening...

She found the language and everything changed. This glossary exists for the woman who is still finding it — every term defined the way a friend who lived it would...

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