I'm so sorry you've had to deal with all this, Kristen, but good for you for finally living on your own terms.

I can identify with a lot of the things you shared. How lucky people today are to be able to identify with and learn from the experiences you've been brave enough to share.

Panic attacks, PTSD, guilt, wildly out-of-whack priorities. Thanks, parents!

Please keep recovering. You are clearly someone who knows how things work, based on the strategies you share for creating, publishing, and promoting.

You are SO valuable and valued. Like my own parents, it sounds like yours have made their choices and doubled down over and over. While it's hypothetically possible that they'll turn over a new leaf ... the odds are against it.

It takes courage to go your own way. Please keep it up.