Mary Anne T. Lim
This site is a personal collection of the work I’ve created over the years—writing, digital systems, advocacy, and independent projects shaped by lived experience. Nothing here is curated for performance. It’s simply what I’ve built.About Me
I live for the good stuff!
My work has taken different forms over the years—writing, digital support, advocacy—but the thread has always been the same: clarity, independence, and building a life that feels steady rather than performative.
I don’t separate my life from my work very neatly.
This site reflects that.
The Work
Keep the Narc Away
An advocacy and awareness project centered on narcissistic abuse, emotional clarity, and recovery.
Created to offer language, grounding, and understanding for people navigating confusing or harmful relationship dynamics—especially when clarity feels hard to reach.
The Mommy VA
Behind-the-scenes digital work built on structure, reliability, and long-term support.
This includes years of virtual assistance, systems setup, and operational work—often invisible, always essential. The focus has always been on helping things run more smoothly, quietly, and sustainably.
She Thrives Solo
A long-running body of personal writing shaped by single motherhood, independence, healing, and self-trust.
This project holds reflections on choosing a quieter life, outgrowing old versions of yourself, and learning how to stand fully on your own—without apology.
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
These books were written across different seasons of my life.
Some are reflective. Some are practical. All of them came from lived experience.
Breaking Free : A Guide to Safely Leave a Narcissistic Relationship
Are you beginning to realize that something is deeply wrong in your relationship—but you can’t quite explain it? Do you feel emotionally drained, manipulated, or constantly walking on eggshells around your partner? You may be entangled in a narcissistic relationship—and it’s time to take your power back.
“Breaking Free” is a compassionate, practical, and empowering guide designed for women who have discovered the truth about their toxic relationship and are ready to take the next steps toward freedom and healing. Whether you’re just beginning to see the signs or already planning your exit, this guide walks you through the emotional, mental, and physical preparation required to leave safely—and thrive afterward.
The Virtual Assistant Blueprint: A Beginner’s Guide to Virtual Career Freedom
Are you curious about becoming a Virtual Assistant (VA) but don’t know where to begin? Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, a recent graduate, or someone looking for a flexible career online — this book is for you.
“The Virtual Assistant Blueprint” is a simple and practical roadmap that helps you understand what it really takes to start and succeed as a VA. Written by Mary Anne Lim, a seasoned Virtual Assistant since 2012, this guide is packed with real-life insights, honest advice, and step-by-step tips to help you get started — even with little to no experience.
Do You Have What It Takes to Become a Virtual Assistant ?
This e-book is a guide to starting a Virtual Assistant career. Written by someone who has an experience providing virtual assistant services in diverse industries, this e-book is a testimony and a collection of the author’s experiences. This e-book provides all the necessary skills needed to start this very lucrative career. If you are already working or running a virtual assistant business, you will still benefit from this. Listed inside are some of the skills that you may have that you can use to scale your business.
Why I Do This Work
I’ve walked through the storm too.
I once believed leaving was the finish line, that escape would rebuild the life I lost in the shadows of someone else’s power.
But freedom is more than absence.
It is truth, healing, identity, skill, and vision.
I rebuilt myself from the inside out, not to be strong, but to be whole.
Today, I help women do the same.
Not as theory, but as a path I lived with my own hands.
This work is personal, sacred, and designed.
— M.A. Lim
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Letters to the Brave
by M.A. Lim, Vision Designer™
Get weekly letters on identity, healing, power, and becoming delivered with truth and tenderness.
This is not inspiration. This is activation designed gently, delivered honestly, built for the woman becoming herself again.
VISION DESIGN MANIFESTO
“You are not defined by what happened to you, but by who you decide to become after.”
The woman you haven’t met yet is calling.
Your new life is not waiting for permission.
It’s waiting for a decision.
I can’t walk the path for you —
but I can hold the lantern.
— M.A. Lim
Vision Notes
Reflections on identity, becoming, and life by design.
You’re Not Lost, You’re Between Selves
There is a moment in every transformation that feels like disorientation. Not because something is wrong, but because something old has stopped working, and something new has not yet taken form. Most people call this being lost. It isn’t. It is being between selves....
Your Future Self Is Waiting, Let’s Go Meet Her.
Whether you’re healing, rebuilding, or rising into your next chapter,
you don’t have to walk this journey alone.
Your vision is calling you forward and I’m here to help you design the life, identity,
and income you deserve.