The day I walked away from my family was the day I finally set myself free. It wasn't a decision I wanted to make, nor one I ever imagined I would have to make. For years I fought against it. I studied psychology. I learned about grief, trauma, family systems, attachment, abuse, and the ways people carry pain from one generation to the next. I wanted to understand my family. I wanted to understand my mother. I wanted to understand myself. More than anything, I wanted to fix t