❤️ So sorry for your loss, Patricia. When the pain is unbearable, we shut down—our survival mechanism. You were 22, with an infant and in an abusive relationship with NO Safe Place to go. That is so scary. There's not much left in the tank for anything else.

We keep it together for everyone else because, in the end, the strong heart is the one who carried the rest. So glad you found your way out of the darkness to shine your light here.