Baseer Maroof, LCSW · Abuse recovery
The Mending
For anyone who’s been hurt by someone who was supposed to be safe.
What happened was real. What it left in you can mend. Take it one door at a time, at your own pace.
Four doorsSafety first
Your safety matters more than anything on this site.
- Quick exit (top right) or the Esc key leaves instantly for a weather site.
- Phones and computers can be monitored. If someone checks yours, use a safer device.
- Notes you make here are saved only in this browser, never sent.
- In immediate dangerCall 911
- National Domestic Violence HotlineFree, confidential, 24/7Call 1-800-799-7233Text START to 88788
Kintsugi is the old craft of mending broken pottery with gold. The cracks stay visible. Nobody pretends it didn’t break. The break becomes part of what holds it together.
If you see yourself in the other roleReading this and recognizing your own behavior? There’s a way to take responsibility. →Education and reflection, not a diagnosis or a substitute for care. Abuse can happen to anyone, of any gender.