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Mar 31Liked by Danielle Donelson

Oh Danielle, this letter could have been written by me to my 2 ex's. How true is every line! How precise and to the point! This is also my lived experienced as well. I can imagine how much agony and pain you have gone through in your marriage, and the sweat and blood you experienced in order to come out to the other side and write these lines. Your imagery of the compost inspires me as I just ended my five-year relationship with a master deceptor who sexually betrayed me and then pathologized me for my outbursts of anger and grief as a result of his betrayal. Thank you for penning this letter. It has a universal quality and helps us who experienced narcissistic abuse to see the narcissist for who he is.

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Solidarity, Louisa. Fellow surviver--Solidarity!!- I'm so happy you're free from the master deceptor and blessings on your journey of healing and transformation. <3

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Mar 31Liked by Danielle Donelson

Thank you so much, Danielle! Solidarity indeed! I've found myself shrouded by so much shame around my experience (20 years in total) that I suffered mostly alone. But in airing the suffering and connecting with others who share similar experiences, it helps the healing process, as if something hidden in the cellar is brought under the sun and the mildew dies off.

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