Episode #76 - Waiting to be Saved: A Story of Staying Too Long

This is a story about the relationship I knew wasn’t right—but stayed in anyway. He pursued me hard, made me feel chosen, and offered a version of stability I thought I needed. Even when the signs were there—from the very beginning—I ignored them. The rushed marriage, the red flags, the quiet voice inside me saying this isn’t it. What followed was a slow unraveling—verbal abuse, isolation, betrayal, and the painful truth that I didn’t believe my own unhappiness was a good enough reason to leave. In this episode, I share what kept me there: low...