Breaking Free: A story & survival guide

by Eliza Thorne Phoenix

Overview

This book was born from the ashes of a relationship that nearly consumed me, and the fire I found when I stopped letting it. For over two decades, I stayed in a marriage that left me emotionally starved, confused, and desperate to be seen. From the outside, we looked like a family; inside, I was unraveling quietly, constantly. I thought if I just loved harder, softened more, stayed longer, I could fix what was broken. I couldn't. Eventually, I stopped trying to fix him and started listening to myself. What followed wasn't graceful or linear-it was messy, painful, and brave. I began documenting the emotional abuse, the gaslighting, the manipulation. I recorded conversations, wrote late night reflections, and started piecing together the patterns that had trapped me. The result is this book, a hybrid of story and survival, part lived experience, part practical guide. You'll find chapters that expose the dynamics of toxic love, the slow erosion of identity, and the aftermath of waking up. But you'll also find tools, emotional anchors, survivor tips, and hard won truths. This book is for the one who stayed too long, the one who's just now seeing the signs, the one who left but still feels lost, and anyone who's ever mistaken control for love or silence for safety. Let this be a companion on your journey, whether you're walking out, standing up, or learning to breathe again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798319636232
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/20/2025
Series:	The Fog Series , #1
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Eliza Thorne Phoenix is a survivor, a mother, and a witness to her resurrection. She writes not to expose others,
but to unearth the truth. To put words to what so many have felt in silence. Her hope is simple: that these pages find the ones who need them most and remind them they were never alone.