[jsteinbach]

I don't want to comment on the content, but on the form.

In my opinion there are two reasons to write such an article:

a) To vent b) To get a message around

This article is a great and powerful vent (which also makes sense in the context of "healing journey"), but it does a terrible job at getting a message across.

Bold messages lose their impact if there are more bold messages than normal text. Also the article is missing a clear red line - I felt myself skipping multiple paragraphs and not missing out on any content.

I would be very much interested if the writer could re-write their vent into a powerful message.

This might also be a chance (regarding the "healing journey") to re-work the happenings and bring the "this is what happened!!!" into a "THIS is what happened", in the same way an emergency-centre operator deals with emergency calls. Focus on the facts, not the feelings.