Book 2: 2 Sided Mirror: Beyond the Bruises

2 Sided Mirror Beyond the Bruises is Book 2 in a series of 3 books. It began with a craigslist ad. Nothing about it looked dangerous. What followed was not love, but control, care that slowly became confinement, protection that turned into isolation. Over time, one version of the truth replaced all others, until my own instincts grew quiet and my voice no longer felt like my own. 
This memoir is about a dramatic escape, one that almost took my life. The truth arrived gradually, through evidence from doctor appointments, therapy rooms, and records that would no longer be allowed denial. 
With clarity came grief, anger and the long work of rebuilding myself. This book traces what happens after control is named, how healing exposes damage, how therapy becomes a lifeline, and how reclaiming a life is less about transformation than about returning to oneself.