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Betrayal in the ICU: My 20‑Year Relationship Crumbled While I Was Fighting for My Life

September 8, 2025September 9, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Motivation, Resource, Uncategorized betrayal, betrayal in the ICU, C-PTSD, character assassination, deconstructing a lie, desecration, Emotional Abuse, emotional betrayal during illness, gaslighting, healing journey, heartbreak, ICU, ICU betrayal, lying spouse, medical trauma story, moral injury, my story, narcissistic abuse, psychological manipulation, reclaiming narrative, reclaiming narrative after manipulation, relationship breakdown, relationship breakdown in hospital, separation, speaking truth, survival, survivor narrative, Toxic Partner, Trauma, Vulnerability

Raw first‑person account of betrayal during a life‑threatening ICU stay — survival, rage, and the fight to reclaim truth.

Finding My Voice After Betrayal: An Unfiltered Prologue to a Necessary War

September 5, 2025September 2, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Motivation, Resource, Support Indie Authors, Uncategorized #metoo, #Recovery, #Survival, author life, believe survivors, betrayal, breaking the silence, C-PTSD, coercive control, creative expression, creative nonfiction, creative recovery after manipulation, Emotional Abuse, emotional exorcism series, emotional resilience, Empowerment, finding your voice after betrayal, gaslighting, healing journey, healing process, identity after trauma, lived experience, memoir, Mental Health Awareness, narcissistic abuse, personal essay, personal narrative, personal narrative essay, post-traumatic growth, psychological manipulation, psychological trauma, rebuilding trust, reclaiming narrative after abuse, Self-Discovery, self-reclamation, speaking out, speaking truth to power, storytelling as healing, survivor story, Toxic relationships, Trauma, trauma bond, unfiltered truth, Vulnerability, writer's journey, writing, writing community, writing prompts, writing therapy, writing through trauma

Raw, unfiltered prologue to a betrayal survival series — lived truth, expert insight, and multimedia built for survivors and seekers of justice.

How a Toxic Relationship Hijacks Your Brain: A Guide to Healing

July 9, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings breakup recovery, codependency, Emotional Abuse, gaslighting, getting over a toxic ex, Healing, healing from trauma, Love, Mental Health, mental-health, narcissistic abuse recovery, oxic relationship, psychological healing, reclaim your mind, Relationships, setting boundaries, The Body Keeps the Score, Trauma, trauma bonding, what does a toxic relationship do to your brain

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Day 3: The Slow Poison – Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs

March 20, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings abuse, backhanded, behavior, boundries, building, compliments, confidence, constant, creating, critism, cutting, dealing, Drained, emotional, energy, environment, esteem, Feeling, finding, gaslighting, go, Growth, health, how to spot, identifying, improving, letting, manipulation, mental, mental-health, negative, negativity, out, people, Personal, Personal Growth, personal-development, Positive, protecting, recognizing, relationship, Relationships, self, self-care, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth, setting, signs, supportive, tips, toxic, Toxic friendship, Toxic people, well being, wellbeing, worth

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9srUulxUyTA Day 3: The Slow Poison - Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs Hey y'all, Sumo-Sized Ginger here, back for Day 3 of our journey to identify and deal with the toxic people in our lives! Yesterday, we talked about some obvious signs of toxicity. Today, we're diving a little deeper, into the subtle ways toxic people can … Continue reading Day 3: The Slow Poison – Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs