What If the Past Is Still Making Choices for You?

Growing up changes us, but sometimes the things we carry into adulthood are the things we never chose in the first place. In The Lustful Encounter, Dawnesha Coleman looks back at a childhood affected by emotional neglect, abandonment, and complicated family circumstances. Rather than treating those experiences as something simply left behind, she explores how […]

Why Is Walking Away Sometimes Not Enough?

You can leave a person and still feel tied to them. That difficult truth runs through Chains Being Broken, Dawnesha Coleman’s deeply personal journey through a harmful relationship, trauma bonding, repeated returns, and the complicated process of becoming free. From the outside, leaving may appear simple. When something hurts, walk away. But Dawnesha reveals a […]

The Chains Nobody Else Can See

Not every form of bondage is visible. Sometimes it exists in the excuses made for another person. Sometimes it appears in another apology being believed. Sometimes it is the fear of telling someone what is really happening because the questions that follow may feel almost as painful as the truth. In Chains Being Broken, Dawnesha […]