What I Learned About Toxic Relationships After My Mom Married Dirty John

My real-life education on everything from gaslighting to trauma bonds

Terra Newell
Human Parts
Published in
5 min readFeb 17, 2020

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Terra Newell is best known for defending herself against her mother’s estranged ex, “Dirty John” Meehan. Now, Terra shares what she’s learned about the toxic relationships of her past, and the desire to empower women that

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