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Amber Heard Is the Wrong Sort of Victim — but I Was Too

Why do we choose to believe some abused women over others?

6 min readMay 17, 2022

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Amber Heard Is the Wrong Sort of Victim — but I Was Too

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About Me — Em Unravelling

(I’m not sure how I feel about the “unravelling” part these days, tbh)

8 min readJan 26, 2021

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About Me — Em Unravelling

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My Husband Visited a Strip Club — and My Reaction Shocked Us Both

Mainly, I learned never to try to predict my own feelings

7 min readFeb 8, 2021

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My Husband Visited a Strip Club — and My Reaction Shocked Us Both

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Abusers Don’t All Look like Marilyn Manson

There is no way to tell an abusive man from his looks alone

8 min readFeb 14, 2021

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Abusers Don’t All Look like Marilyn Manson

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Your Narcissist Needs to Keep You Distracted

Can’t think clearly? That’s exactly what they want

7 min readSep 17, 2020

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Why Did We All Pick Violent Men?

A multi-generational puzzle I badly want to solve

5 min readDec 6, 2021

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Why Did We All Pick Violent Men?

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“Before They Bite, They Bark. Before They Hit You, They Hit Near You”

How “Maid” on Netflix contains an important truth about domestic abuse

6 min readOct 12, 2021

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“Before They Bite, They Bark. Before They Hit You, They Hit Near You”

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September This Year Is Making Me Sad

But that’s ok.

4 min readSep 17, 2021

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September This Year Is Making Me Sad

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The Married Man I Had an Affair with Is No Longer Married

Why would I care one way or another, though?

7 min readAug 13, 2021

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The Married Man I Had an Affair with Is No Longer Married

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Why Is It so Hard to End a Friendship?

We both know it’s over, but we’re still here

6 min readJul 27, 2021

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Em Unravelling

Em Unravelling

Lover of words, books, hiking, nature and big skies. Running is my favourite thing (after the words & the books). As feisty as I need to be.

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