The Truth Always Comes Out —
“I survived years of coercive battery, living in a state of confusion he created over and over until his yelling began, I then, finally woke up. When I found out he’d been cheating for years, I expected devastation — but what broke me wasn’t just the betrayal. It was the gaslighting, the financial betrayal, the lies, and the way my pain was dismissed and pathologized. In Bruce County, victims like me are punished for finally reacting, resistance reacting they call it, after living through years of covert control, and while predators stay hidden and protected by a system that blames and re-traumatises survivors. But the truth will come out. It always does.”
Dear Neighbour, Our Once-Loved Friend,
I Thought I Was Dying—But It Wasn’t My Heart. It Was the Trauma.
At times, I could barely speak to you. The anxiety was so intense, I truly thought I was having heart failure. My chest would seize up, my hands would go numb, and my voice would disappear.
It wasn’t fear of you, exactly—it was fear of what had already been done. The gaslighting. The betrayal. The twisted reality that left me questioning my own mind while trying to protect my daughter from emotional chaos.
He didn’t just lie. He stayed to watch the damage. And I believe some part of him wanted to see how far I’d fall.
But I didn’t fall. I fought.
For her.
And I would do it all again to shield her from the yelling, the instability, and the slow erosion of peace that lived behind closed doors.
"Leave at the First Sign of Silent Treatment"
Leave when the silence starts.
That’s not a pause. It’s a red flag.