Tag: divorce

• Self-abandonment Disguised as Virtue

  There is a particular kind of goodness women are taught. It looks like patience. It sounds like forgiveness. It wears the soft voice of “understanding” and the quiet smile of “it’s okay.” It is praised. It is rewarded. It is often called strength. But underneath the gold star language lives something much darker: Self-abandonment. We…

  Jessica Blake

  January 4, 2026

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  break-free, divorce, emotional-connection, emotional-release, empowerment, mental-health, self discovery, self-empowerment, self-love

• Tonight almost broke me (author’s post)

  Tonight I almost said flat out I want a divorce. It wasn’t some earth shattering fight. I was just blamed, gaslit, belittled and talked down to all in one swoop. I gray-rocked and I hid my emotions but I almost fell apart. I almost burst into tears because I cannot take it anymore. I cannot…

  Jessica Blake

  December 10, 2025

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  divorce, family, grief, mental-health, narcissim, narcissists, relationships

• I deserve a life that doesn’t hurt (author’s post)

  

  I have been using ChatGPT a lot to plan my future. Finances, finding attorneys, creating scripts for bad situations my husband puts myself or kids in. Even analyzing text messages or what he says or does to ground me in reality. It’s been insanely helpful. This morning I almost felt guilty for all this planning.…

  Jessica Blake

  December 6, 2025

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