Carrie’s Gratitude Story: A Daily Routine of Reflection

Trigger warning: This story mentions childhood sexual abuse, suicide, overdose, drug use, and depression. Carrie's journey began with severe hardships at a very young age. Raised by a young mother who worked as a bartender, she was often left in vulnerable situations...

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On Staying Light in a World That Feels Bleak

“Love life more than the meaning of it? Yes, certainly.” ~Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov When I was a child, there was a special moment during dusk when the old sodium lanterns switched on in the streets, morphing the world from one of saturation into one...

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How I Broke My Painful Relationship Patterns for Good

“Sometimes we fall for the same mistakes because we haven’t learned to love ourselves fully.” ~Unknown As long as I can remember, my relationships followed the same script. At first, there was charm. Attention. Sweetness. Intensity. That intoxicating feeling of being...

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