In my interview with Stacy, she shares her journey through a limiting, people-pleasing childhood that sets the stage for being invisible and taken advantage of in her marriage. Seeing and naming red flags was a strength of Stacy’s and although aware of her needs, her internal confidence, loyalty, and hope for a better future kept her exhausted and dismissed for 21 years. Stacy’s honest and reflective story will resonate with a lot of us! Some insightful comments Stacy made are:

• “In a Greek family, girls are expected to stay at home with the mom.”
• “He always came off very confident and classy.”
• “I felt invisible and it bothered me but I didn’t want to be the possessive, insecure girlfriend.”
• “When I wanted to talk about something, I wasn’t allowed to.”
• “That’s when I started to really see red flags and I wanted to postpone the wedding.”
• “There was a porn addiction going on.”
• “I fell into the empath trap of…turn the other cheek. Our faith teaches us to have compassion, empathy, and forgive.”
• “There was always something that he would sell me on…when is it ever enough?”
• “I have a voice in my family now.”
• “I haven’t settled and I don’t want to settle.”
• “I’m all over this love-bombing situation.”

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