Healing

  • About Juliet- Stagi vs Ramos

    Dear Reader- The video above was what could have been a beautiful life for my children and I. We were adapting to our new life (post divorce). We were already broken, the day I left my ex husband. Even though we were divorced,I always thought we would have each other’s best interest at hearts- no matter what. I never thought in a million years my ex husband would do what he did to my children and I. We will never be the same.    

  • To Be a Child Again

    Mommy Diaries: To Be a Child Again Remember not having a care in the world? Remember not knowing the concept of money? Do you ever remember looking up to your parents and thinking how it felt to be that tall? Remember when you naturally trusted people ? Do you remember not knowing what stress was? Or what it was  like to be a parent? Pay bills? Or waking up, hoping and praying that today wasn’t the day that depression or anxiety didn’t hit you like oncoming traffic? How about (my personal favorite) having a difficult co parent who constantly drops the proverbial ball and tries to gaslight you for his…

  • The Butterfly Effect

    The Butterfly effect: n. (With reference to chaos theory) The phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. I was thinking about past events recently and pondering on the effect those events would have had if I was successful in my own attempt on my life. It’s a morbid thought for sure, but it is something that has plagued me for a very long time. I started to think about how that event, had I been successful, would have impacted my family, friends, and loved ones. They would still be feeling those effects to this day. My children would have grown up without…

  • The Devil Beside You: Narcissistic Traits vs Narcissism

    Recently, I’ve had my share of WTF moments. Truth be told, I feel like I’ve been bathing in them. They flow over me like drops of water. Well, not exactly water, they are more like large gobs of mud, sticking to me. They’re pretty difficult to wash off.  My what the fuck moments lately have been a result of my dealings with my narcissistic co-parent. I’ve written and talked about this before, and I thought that my understanding of the issue would be beneficial to my current situation.  Don’t underestimate the power of someone whose only goal in life seems to be satisfying their own desire for revenge. It’s tough…

  • I am Honored to Announce…

    I am honored to announce …. December 27th, 2019, 9am-10am I have been invited to be a guest speaker here in Modesto, CA.  As the owner/operator of BrokenGirl Unchained Blog & Podcast, I will be speaking publicly at Turning Point Empowerment Community Program: A path to Mental Health of Stanislaus County. EMPOWERMENT CENTER is a culturally diverse center where behavioral health consumers and their support persons and/or family members can gain peer support and recovery-oriented input from others to reduce isolation, increase the ability to develop independence, and create linkages to mental health and substance abuse treatment services. It is also a safe and friendly environment where they can flourish…

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    Her Safe Room

    This place…I fuckin hate this place. This place feels like one of the group homes (I used to live in when I was a kid) every time my mom kicked me out or beat the shit out of me. Her version of “having no more room in her heart to love me because you’re too hard to love.”  That tough of love type of home she would send me to. Rejection. Fuckin rejection. I hate that word. Feeling rejection at such a young age is a feeling I’m forced to walk with every day. Rejection and abandonment.Two things I fear most in life God, how can I be so stupid.…

  • BrokenGirl’s Guide to Being a Boss Bitch after Heartbreak

    We’ve all seen that scene from waiting to exhale where Angela Basset catches her man cheating and sets his car on fire. She walks away like the motherfucking boss all women want to be. Recently, I’ve been talking with a listener from my podcast who is dealing with the aftermath of a breakup. She is a beautiful, intelligent, successful, and inspirational woman and mother. However, she doesn’t see any of this right now.  She had been gaslighted into thinking that she was the core of all their problems. She was the psychopathic villain (in his story) that he needed to justify his mistreatment of her.  Every issue in the relationship, was…

  • 31:25 The Women’s Empowerment Photoshoot

                                   Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. BrokenGirl Unchained Project 31:25 Photoshoot BrokenGirl Unchained will be hosting their first annual women’s empowerment photoshoot to help women rebuild their confidence and tell their individual stories from pain to triumph  Modesto, CA – 16 September 2019 BrokenGirl Unchained is a local blog, owned and operated by Juliet, based out of Modesto, CA. It was her goal for BrokenGirl to help individuals heal from their past trauma, bring more Mental Health Awareness to our community, and give a…

  • Podcast 2: Matilda’s Project

    In March of 2019, 5 year old Matilda tragically drowned in the Stanislaus River at Knight’s Ferry, CA. Her mother, Marissa, generously agreed to come on the show to tell her side of the story. This is her story, in her words, completely unfiltered. Everyone here at Broken Girl was amazed by the absolute strength of character and composure that Marissa displayed while telling us her story.