Author: theinkedvoice
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Post 7: Emotional Abuse and Its Impact on My Mother and Me
The emotional abuse I grew up with didn’t just shape me, it fractured my family. My parents divorced in 2016, but I hadn’t spoken to my father since January 31, 2009, my wedding day. We fought that day because my dad insisted my brother sit at the head table, even though we had agreed long… Read more
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Post 6: The Constant Question… “Is He in a Good Mood?”
If I had a nickel for every time I asked my mom, ‘Is he in a good mood today?’ I wouldn’t have to work anymore. That one question hovered over my childhood like a dark cloud. It’s not something any child should have to ask…but for me, it was daily survival. His moods weren’t just… Read more
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Post #5: What Healing Actually Looks Like (It’s Not Pretty, But It’s Real)
After that day in the hospital when I held my daughter for the first time and saw my childhood through new eyes something in me broke open. But here’s the truth no one tells you: That moment of clarity doesn’t fix everything. It just shows you what needs to be fixed. And that’s when the… Read more
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Post 4: The Moment I Knew: When My Daughter Was Born
I knew I was emotionally abused long before I ever said it out loud. I knew it in the quiet moments when my chest tightened for no reason, when I couldn’t stand up for myself, when I felt small in rooms I should have felt safe in. But knowing it and feeling it are two… Read more
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Post 3: Taking Small Steps: How to Break Free from Toxic Patterns
If you’ve been following Tattooed Truths, you know we’ve been talking about recognizing the toxic patterns in your life that started in childhood. If you’ve read this far, you already know something needs to change and that can feel huge and overwhelming. So let’s make it small. Because nothing changes if nothing changes. Start With… Read more
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Post 2: How to Break the Cycle: Small Steps to Heal from Childhood Emotional Abuse
Recognizing that you’ve carried toxic patterns from childhood into your adult life is a gut punch. It’s freeing but man it’s heavy. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And then the big question hits you: Now what? I’ve been there. Maybe you’re there right now. So I want to share what I’ve learned: You… Read more
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Post 1: Recognizing Toxic Patterns in Your Life Due to Childhood Emotional Abuse
For a long time, I didn’t realize I was living my life on autopilot, repeating the same patterns I promised myself I’d never repeat. It took me years to see it: the way childhood emotional abuse wires you to accept less than you deserve, to mistake chaos for love, and to wear blame like a… Read more