When my relationship ended, I thought I was just letting go of him. Turns out, the harder goodbye was to the version of me who stayed—who twisted herself into knots, who excused the inexcusable, who wore the mask of ‘fine.’ Breaking up with a narcissist isn’t just about losing them. It’s about firing the old you and refusing to rehire her. The grief is real, but so is the freedom.

Toxic relationships keep you trapped in the push-and-pull—love bombing one day, cold silence the next. It feels like passion, but it’s really addiction. The truth? Healthy love isn’t chaos. It’s steady, safe, and drama-free. Peace isn’t boring—it’s freedom.

Once upon a time, “boundaries” felt like something you set with your nosy neighbor or your dog that keeps eating socks. Turns out, boundaries are actually the backbone of healthy relationships—and the kryptonite of toxic ones.

Surviving a narcissist doesn’t just change you—it rewires you. The messy middle hurts like hell, but eventually the agony turns into clarity. You stop confusing chaos for love, silence for punishment, and you finally trust yourself again. They tried to break you, but in the wreckage you built something unshakable.

Leaving a narcissist isn’t perfect—it’s messy, with stumbles, backslides, and texts you swore you wouldn’t send. But failure isn’t the opposite of leaving; it’s part of it. Every slip brings you closer to the freedom you deserve.

After narcissistic abuse, “yes” can feel dangerous. You spent so long saying yes to the wrong things—yes to chaos, yes to someone else’s demands, yes to losing yourself. But healing begins with reclaiming that word. Saying yes to rest. Yes to joy. Yes to your own needs without guilt. The old yes kept you trapped. The new yes sets you free.