top of page
The blog
When He Was Making Me Sick: The Science Behind What Emotional Abuse Does To Your Body
I want to be clear about what that "major source of chronic stress" actually was. It was a five-year relationship with a man who was emotionally, psychologically, and financially abusive. And I want to talk about it not because I enjoy revisiting it, but because I am a highly intelligent woman who let it happen for years, who felt profound shame about that for a long time, and who now understands — backed by actual science — that my intelligence had almost nothing to do with
May 189 min read
bottom of page