i am Ekho

Hello. I am a 42-year-old decently educated, reasonably fit, somewhat eccentric, mother of two kiddos in second grade who co-parents and lives in a rural college town. I am also an Army veteran, fo...

I have no idea where to begin, so I will just start writing. I guess it makes sense to start at the end and briefly explain the last year or so of my almost six-year relationship with my narcissist...

When I first told a trusted friend that I was tossing around the idea of writing this blog, she looked me in the eyes and said, “Why bother?” She had supported me for years as I traversed the hurt...

I suppose it might be beneficial to briefly lay out what my blog is and, maybe even more importantly, what my blog is not. What My Blog Is My blog is my story and, while I strongly suspect that man...

In my experience, having a narcissist in your life will drum up almost every uncomfortable emotion possible.   Many of us – who are either: 1) still stuck in a relationship with a narcissist, 2) ar...

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...

Before I continue to share my story, I think it is important to lay out some of the key details concerning my church since it plays a central role in my story. Simply put, I have a love/fear relati...