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Every Shitty Thing: One Woman's Journey Through Brothers, Betrayals and Botox

Every Shitty Thing: One Woman's Journey Through Brothers, Betrayals and Botox

Sometimes the biggest mistakes of our lives turn out to be the greatest miracles… A memoir about Secrets, Betrayal, Grief, HOPE.

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Black Bear Recovery

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Marcia Abboud

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Oct 30, 2025

I Became ‘That’ Girl at a Friend’s Party

The regret at what I’d done haunted me for years

A close-up of a young woman on the floor, eyes closed and smiling skyward. She’s holding sunglasses in one hand and also looks to be intoxicated.

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About Me Stories

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Dec 4, 2023

About Me — Marcia Abboud

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself — Emily Dickinson — sums me up

This is a close-up shot of a pretty blonde woman with hazel eyes smiling at the camera. She’s wearing a leopard-print top and dangling black-and-silver earrings.

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The Heritage Pub

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Apr 1, 2024

My Mother’s Last Words Left Me Gobsmacked

A glimpse of the afterlife came with a warning

Elderly woman looking at the camera with a gentle smile on her face. One hand rests on a balcony railing and a plant with a red flower is in the forefront.

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The Narrative Arc

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Marcia Abboud

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Oct 6, 2024

Losing Half My Body Weight Transformed My Life

My psyche wasn’t prepared for the shift in power

Three photos show the same woman at various stages in life looking directly at the camera. In the first photo, she is slim and tall, wearing skimpy black leather shorts, a vest, and ankle boots. Her platinum blonde hair is long and shiny. In the second photo, she is obese and holding a newborn baby. She has brown hair tied in a scrunchie, and she is wearing glasses, a green top, and a black skirt. Lastly, she is slim and athletic, wearing a brown mini-skirt and white singlet top.

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Black Bear Recovery

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Marcia Abboud

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Jan 20, 2025

My Father’s Will Ruined Our Family

I lost my three nieces when he cut my dead brother from his will

Three slim brunette women stand close with their backs to the camera, looking towards a misty landscape. Two wear long flowing dresses, the other a long black skirt and tight white top.

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Catharsis Chronicles

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Marcia Abboud

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Oct 30

A Lot Can Happen in a Missing Hour

I Couldn’t Remember the Hour. I Couldn’t Believe What I’d Done.

A black-tie dinner party with eight guests sitting around an elaborate table setting. A beautiful blonde woman sitting at the end of the table is the focus of the photo.

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Zenite

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Marcia Abboud

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Oct 21

Remembering Mum Twenty Years Later

How time seems both endless and fleeting

Remembering Mum Twenty Years Later

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Shaped Souls

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Marcia Abboud

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Oct 8

Love Through the Eyes of A 7-Year-Old

My grandson’s heartbreak taught me something

A close-up shot of a brown-haired young boy wearing a yellow T-shirt, sitting at a table with his arms crossed as sunlight shines on him. He’s looking thoughtfully at the camera.

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Infinite Impulse

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Marcia Abboud

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Sep 26

I Was Lost in My Own Grief When She Died

I still think of her years later and of what she tried to do for me

A back view of a dark-haired woman sitting at a tall cafe table, looking out at the street through tall glass doors, wearing jeans and a multicoloured striped shirt, her hand resting on her cheek in contemplation.

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Catharsis Chronicles

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Marcia Abboud

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Sep 15

The Paths I Didn’t Take Gave Me A Life I Never Imagined

How my bratty arrogance became hard-earned wisdom

A close-up shot of a dark-haired woman wearing a denim jacket, with her eyes closed, lying on a road with a miniature broken world globe resting under her cheek. It depicts a gesture of broken travel dreams.

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And just when she thought she couldn't go on, she did - with wicked humour and a will to survive | Memoir is my first love https://linktr.ee/marciaabboudauthor

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