i am Ekho

Chapter 1: i am Ekho
I’m a small-town mom with a big story. By day, I research, co-parent, and keep my second graders alive. By night, I reflect on my past—surviving narcissistic abuse, breaking a trauma bond, and navi...

Chapter 2: Where to Begin
My six-year relationship with a narcissist ended in violence, betrayal, and a community-wide smear campaign. I ignored red flags, gave endless second chances, and suffered unimaginable pain—all in ...

Chapter 3: Why I Write
Writing this blog is both a personal journey and a mission to help others. After surviving narcissistic abuse, I share my story to heal, process my trauma, and build a community of support for thos...

Chapter 4: What My Blog Is & Isn't
My blog is a space to share my personal experience with narcissistic abuse—the red flags I ignored, the lies and manipulation, and the smear campaigns that followed. It’s a place for survivors to f...

Chapter 5: My Hope- i am Ekho, you are Ekho, we are Ekho
Survivors of narcissistic abuse often wrestle with deep shame and self-doubt, questioning their own reality. I know because I was there. From enduring gaslighting and smear campaigns to facing the ...

Chapter 6: Who Is Ekho?
I grew up in a dead coal town where the poverty rate was extreme. To put it into perspective, the rich people in my class were the public school teachers’ kids. I went to my local college on Pell G...

Chapter 7: The Church Part 1
My progressive church was a haven of acceptance and social justice—until it became the stage for narcissistic abuse and betrayal. From favoritism and personality cults to revictimization after my a...

Chapter 8: The Church Part 2
For nearly a year, I stayed away from my church, avoiding the place where my narcissist’s flying monkeys had carried out an Amish-style shunning. But when I learned that my abuser was being conside...

Chapter 9: The Church Part 3
Walking into church after surviving narcissistic abuse was like stepping into a battlefield. While some greeted me with warmth, others—misled by my narcissist’s lies—kept their distance. Prissy, my...

Chapter 10: The Church Part 4
After facing gossip, betrayal, and the departure of toxic individuals, I began to rebuild my life post-narcissistic abuse. My church revealed both its fractures and its core values, as true allies ...

Chapter 11: Church and Defamation
After my narcissist and his flying monkeys attempted to have me removed from our church, a Board member took it a step further—sending a defamatory email to an entire church cluster. He accused me ...