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"We were never alone"
I've dumped Jay. I know we're so different. Maybe, maybe, we can be friends?
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I wish you a merry Christmas.
Preparing for Christmas, smoothing our corners, holding the line, looking for joy. Learning to sing in tune to lead the way.
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Diamonds, doppelgängers and decisions
Making big decisions isn't easy. When confronted with someone telling a story like mine, what was my brain trying to tell me?
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Roses, scales and vines.
It's my first ever Valentine's Day. I can't believe I'm getting Jay all to myself. Just me and my man!
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An expert shoplifter
British shoppers are shoplifting at a unprecedented scale. I've been there. At 29, I was using my invisibility cloak to steal for my family. This is my…
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An expert shoplifter
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'My Life Closed Twice Before its Close'. 31.12.1998.
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"You f**cking piece of shit"
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Playing with fire
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Viva Roma!
Thanks for bearing with me. We're back.
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Playing with fire
It's almost Valentines Day 1999. Jay isn't returning my calls, but his friends say he's into me. Something's nagging at me, but why can't I pull at that…
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Ann's newsletter is back!
Not everyone really wants to hear the stories of victim-survivors. So here's my voice to add to the chorus.
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Penance, confession & candles
Easter is strange for a lapsed Catholic.
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Kickboxing, Jane Eyre and female rage
A week of witnessing and hearing survivor stories hasn't been easy. Kickboxing usually helps. But this week it wasn't so easy.
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"Your family doesn't love you, Annabelle. We do."
In a week where misogyny has violently stolen the life of Sarah Everard, I have been researching economic abuse. And yet more layers of Jay's control…
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“There are no edits needed on inspiration
This week I've pushed myself; and still, though I wish it didn't, the long shadow of Jay has reared its head. Because leaving the man is only the start…
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I thought I had it under control. I thought I knew what I was doing. I thought that leaving a relationship meant it was over. 17 years later, I realised that Jay was still controlling me, disabling me. Now, I take my story back.
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