Molly

As the ink settled, I felt the weight of the past few years, the fear, the exhaustion, the moments I thought I wouldn't make it. But I had. I had not only survived, I had grown. And life kept growing with me. In time, I fell in love again, love that was steady and safe. I built a new life, a family, and welcomed another baby.

Proof that healing isn't just moving on from pain, but making room for joy. The fear never fully disappeared. He tried to find us while I was pregnant with my second daughter, but he did not win. We are safe. We are free. We are strong. Now I give back, offering the kind of support I once needed. I share my story so others know they aren't alone. Healing is not a straight path.

Proof that healing isn't just moving on from pain, but making room for joy. The fear never fully disappeared. He tried to find us while I was pregnant with my second daughter, but he did not win. We are safe. We are free. We are strong. Now I give back, offering the kind of support I once needed. I share my story so others know they aren't alone. Healing is not a straight path.

Proof that healing isn't just moving on from pain, but making room for joy. The fear never fully disappeared. He tried to find us while I was pregnant with my second daughter, but he did not win. We are safe. We are free. We are strong. Now I give back, offering the kind of support I once needed. I share my story so others know they aren't alone. Healing is not a straight path.

We never return to who we were before the storm. But like the willow, we can root ourselves in resilience, bend without breaking, and, when the time is right, grow fresh leaves once more.

We never return to who we were before the storm. But like the willow, we can root ourselves in resilience, bend without breaking, and, when the time is right, grow fresh leaves once more.

We never return to who we were before the storm. But like the willow, we can root ourselves in resilience, bend without breaking, and, when the time is right, grow fresh leaves once more.

Yeah. I mean, I have had a lot of distance and time for healing. And so I think looking back and seeing the journey was important to me and trying to weave that through just because anyone that leaves abuse, it can be chaotic, especially at first. There's just a lot of upheaval. And people think leaving is... It. That's it. And it's just the start. It's the first step.

Yeah. I mean, I have had a lot of distance and time for healing. And so I think looking back and seeing the journey was important to me and trying to weave that through just because anyone that leaves abuse, it can be chaotic, especially at first. There's just a lot of upheaval. And people think leaving is... It. That's it. And it's just the start. It's the first step.

Yeah. I mean, I have had a lot of distance and time for healing. And so I think looking back and seeing the journey was important to me and trying to weave that through just because anyone that leaves abuse, it can be chaotic, especially at first. There's just a lot of upheaval. And people think leaving is... It. That's it. And it's just the start. It's the first step.

And there's so much that comes after that. So I just really wanted to emphasize and hopefully have people relate to just that journey that is leaving and how much that becomes its own story, really.

And there's so much that comes after that. So I just really wanted to emphasize and hopefully have people relate to just that journey that is leaving and how much that becomes its own story, really.

And there's so much that comes after that. So I just really wanted to emphasize and hopefully have people relate to just that journey that is leaving and how much that becomes its own story, really.

There was just so much upheaval. I mean, when I left, legitimately, I had a trip planned. It's a yearly trip I do with my college girlfriends. And he had been threatening me and saying I wasn't going to go. He had hid my suitcase. He'd taken my phone. I didn't know if I was going.

There was just so much upheaval. I mean, when I left, legitimately, I had a trip planned. It's a yearly trip I do with my college girlfriends. And he had been threatening me and saying I wasn't going to go. He had hid my suitcase. He'd taken my phone. I didn't know if I was going.

There was just so much upheaval. I mean, when I left, legitimately, I had a trip planned. It's a yearly trip I do with my college girlfriends. And he had been threatening me and saying I wasn't going to go. He had hid my suitcase. He'd taken my phone. I didn't know if I was going.

So that night before when I literally slept 45 minutes and I had a three hour drive to the airport and he was going to drive us. I didn't know if it was happening. So he woke me up. I took a shower. We drove to the airport. I was in shock, honestly, that we were leaving. I had a nine-day carry-on. I had packed for me and a baby for nine days going to Florida. This was not me leaving.

So that night before when I literally slept 45 minutes and I had a three hour drive to the airport and he was going to drive us. I didn't know if it was happening. So he woke me up. I took a shower. We drove to the airport. I was in shock, honestly, that we were leaving. I had a nine-day carry-on. I had packed for me and a baby for nine days going to Florida. This was not me leaving.

So that night before when I literally slept 45 minutes and I had a three hour drive to the airport and he was going to drive us. I didn't know if it was happening. So he woke me up. I took a shower. We drove to the airport. I was in shock, honestly, that we were leaving. I had a nine-day carry-on. I had packed for me and a baby for nine days going to Florida. This was not me leaving.

This was not me packing up my life, taking any documents I needed, anything important. It was just some clothes for nine days. And we never went back. Not one time. So I guess the storm was really just... Each step was unplanned. I went to LA. I was supposed to be there for a birthday, for my daughter's first birthday. Stayed for two months.