Looking back, the red flags were there all along. The charm, the love bombing, the moving too fast, the subtle attempts to manipulate and devalue. To erode my sense of self and make me question my worth.

Such attitudes and behaviours include misogyny, discrimination, homophobia, aggression, domination, control, and emotional suppression

Parental alienation occurs when a child refuses to have a relationship with a parent due to manipulation.

Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change