Toxic Relationship Recovery Stories2019-01-03T06:08:52+00:00

Toxic Relationship Recovery Stories

Below you will find links to the recovery stories of Survive, Transform, Soar! subscribers.

An important part of Stage 2 is beginning to make sense of what happened to us. Then, part of our Stage 3 healing is the emergence of a desire to bring some value and meaning out of our experience, not only for ourselves but for the benefit of others who may still be mired in a toxic relationship or experiencing the excruciating Aftermath symptoms.

As you know, it is rare to impossible to find someone who understands what we go through unless they have already been through it themselves. Your story can be a lifeline for people earlier in the process who don’t understand what is happening to them, may still think there is something wrong with them and think their future will be worse than the life they were living with a toxic partner.

Caution:
While these narratives are quite positive overall, there will be similarities to your own experience because the pathological behaviors of your toxic partners are similar. Therefore, if you choose to read these stories, please go slowly, stay in touch with the reactions of your body and stop if you begin to feel triggered. We don’t want you to re-experience your own trauma; we want you to see what’s possible beyond it!

What About You?
If you would be willing to share your toxic relationship recovery story, or a piece of it, please notify me on our contact form and I will send additional information. I also encourage your poetry, art or other written thoughts and experiences. With any submissions, please indicate whether you would like me to print your first name or a pen name; I will never use your full name.

While I reserve the right to edit submissions, my goal is to print them in their entirety and convey the voice of each writer.

With Much Gratitude
Finally, I send many thanks to those of you who have had the courage to write down your experience and share with us what you learned and how your life has unfolded during and since your recovery. We all need to replace the hope that held us in a toxic relationship with the real hope for an achievable New Dawn. Be sure to check back for occasional new additions!

Opal’s Story ~ The Facebook Flirt

At time of writing, ‘Opal’ has been no-contact for 1 year, 7 months. She describes a 4+ year relationship trying to accommodate herself to a raging, financial-predator narcissist, her mistakes, her turning point, the process she used to get free, what she has learned and the life she is building for herself now.

Survive, Transform, Soar! Update

The Survive, Transform, Soar! inbox magazine has ceased publication. Prior feature articles can be found here and new articles from our experts can be found on the blog page. Our website is currently in transition, but please check back in the late Spring when I plan to have all of the full issues available.