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Many wise women have taught me that if I start to repeat myself to the people I love, I’m trying to control them. Sister, say what? “Say it once,” they [...]

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Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

On December 24th, 2021 in the post, All I Want for Christmas V – To Stand Up to the Bully of the Inner-Voice, I shared that the reason I thought [...]

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