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Just Outside the Circle
A Memoir of Love, Loss and Finding My Way Back. For much of my life, I believed I was standing just outside the circle-watching other people find happiness, security, and a place where they belonged, while wondering why I never quite did. The road I travelled was rarely straightforward. It led me through abusive relationships, a custody battle, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and more than one time when I had to begin again.
There were mistakes, heartbreaks, and losses, but there were also unexpected acts of kindness, moments of grace, and the quiet determination to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Writing this memoir meant revisiting some of the most difficult chapters of my life. It wasn't always easy, but I wanted to tell my story honestly-the good decisions and the bad, the moments of despair, as well as the moments that gave me the strength to keep going.
This is my story-told honestly, without pretending I always got it right. It's about searching for love, learning to accept help, discovering strengths I never knew I had, and realizing that belonging doesn't come from fitting into someone else's idea of who you should be. If you've ever felt that you were standing just outside the circle, I hope you'll find a little of yourself in these pages.
There were mistakes, heartbreaks, and losses, but there were also unexpected acts of kindness, moments of grace, and the quiet determination to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Writing this memoir meant revisiting some of the most difficult chapters of my life. It wasn't always easy, but I wanted to tell my story honestly-the good decisions and the bad, the moments of despair, as well as the moments that gave me the strength to keep going.
This is my story-told honestly, without pretending I always got it right. It's about searching for love, learning to accept help, discovering strengths I never knew I had, and realizing that belonging doesn't come from fitting into someone else's idea of who you should be. If you've ever felt that you were standing just outside the circle, I hope you'll find a little of yourself in these pages.
