Hurtful Husband, Harmful Dad: Leaving is Complicated

Elle Walks' career spans four decades. She has worked as a sales representative, marketing consultant, marketing manager university instructor, and engineering professional.

For twenty years, she was tethered to an emotionally abusive husband and compartmentalized her life, switching between being a valued professional and an emotionally abused woman. Her managers and colleagues were unaware of the dark secret she kept and the harsh realities of her home life. For years, she dreamed of escaping but feared for the safety of her children. Later, with her children's well-being as her highest priority, she divorced and rebuilt her life. Today, she works as a business consultant.