Candid Stories
Personal essays about complex trauma, coercive control, and the slow, messy work of healing — and the manipulators, scammers, and false gurus who make that work harder. Plus a bit of fun and adventure thrown in.
I'm not a psychologist or a licensed anything. I'm a reader, a researcher, and a person who has been through some things. Think critically, do your own research, and seek professional support when you need it.
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Body Language Lie Detection: Pseudoscience That Saved My Life
With determination to confirm I wasn’t crazy, I soon found myself on the floor of Barnes and Noble, picking through books in the psychology section. It was there I discovered a book that seemed to change everything…slowly, but surely.