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Beneath the Magnolia

Essays on motherhood, marriage, rebuilding a life after survival, and being a difficult woman.

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When He Couldn’t Threaten to Rip My Throat Out Anymore, He Sued Me Instead.

Understanding the evolution of domestic violence and post-separation abuse.

Lindsay Clancy is the Goal

What coercive control in the postpartum period tells us about men's hidden agendas.

If the Burned Haystack Dating Method Existed 10 Years Ago, I Might Not Have Experienced Domestic Violence.

What a rhetoric professor's dating rules would have warned me about the man I married.

After 3 Pregnancies with HG, I Avoided It For My Fourth.

A deep dive into my pre-conception and prenatal nutrition this time around.

Could You Handle Being Told to Kill Yourself Everyday?

The cost of content creation

I learned my husband faked his identity. That didn't stop me from marrying again.

On trusting after betrayal.

What the Hell is a Wake Window?

An essay on Type B mothering.

Virtual Court is the Answer to Post-Separation Abuse

Why all trials involving domestic violence and coercive control should be held virtually, not in-person.

Iris Was Here.

A scar, a farmhouse, and two nights I keep returning to.

What I Wish I Knew Before Filing for Divorce

A letter to my former self.

I followed legal advice and fled Domestic Violence. Colorado charged me with a felony and gave my child to my abuser.

An unraveling of the case that went all the way to the Court of Appeals - and hasn't changed much at all in the past 365 days.