To be more alive, you have to be less shy, For, stigma and inhibition are like chains.
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Attics, Abuse, and Abortion: Prevention Not Sensationalization Will Keep Children Safe
Country of Origin: United States of America Trigger Warning: Child Rape Attics are used for many things. Sometimes for play. Sometimes for storage. Sometimes for secrets. Too often for hiding. One year ago today, I moved into an attic for the second time in my life. Instantly, the first attic came back to mind in a flash of childhood memory. A precious moment of safety: my mother below me on the ground floor, me above her in the attic. She reaching toward me, me ready to let go. She wishing me a good night, me knowing it would finally be so. Sweet dreams, little child. Some men in my family…
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How To Bid Adieu To University: My 4 Tips For Navigating Your Return To The Real World
How often in your life have you closed your ears to the cliché “time flies” and prefer instead to throw yourself into the “having fun” part? Never does that expression feel more true than when you find yourself standing on the precipice of the end of your time at university.
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Finding My Way Home: A Journey of Self-Reflection and Acceptance
My childhood was broken up into pieces, with parts of me left in different countries around the world. These memories are blurry, like faded pictures in my head.