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The Do-Over I’ll Never Get
On mothering, relationships, and the weight of what can’t be undone
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PXP
1
Transforming Pain Into Purpose
The Silent Emptiness Where Growth Begins After A Long Period Of Stagnation
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Andi Luna Rosendahl
6
The Invitation That Became My Reckoning
I felt trapped in the wrong version of myself
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Marcia Abboud
22
The Eyes That Undid Me
How one paragraph in 'De Fontein' opened a floodgate of childhood fears, conditional love, and buried grief.
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Marie A. Rebelle
8
In the Wake of Time
A descending stanza poem: Watching time
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May More
14
The Distance That Saved Us
How Moving Away Brought Me Closer to My Parents
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Andi Luna Rosendahl
4
The Child, The Protector and The Adult
Why early trauma shaped my patterns, how survival kept me going, and how the healthy part is leading me home.
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Marie A. Rebelle
12
Three Parts, Three Cards, One Path
How a tarot reading echoed the trauma, survival, and healthy parts described in De Fontein, and something clicked into place.
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Marie A. Rebelle
6
The Conversation I Never Had
Vignettes exploring potential ways the exchange might play out
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Diana C.
15
The Night Our Family System Spoke
When two women from the same family dream on the same night, something in the system is ready to be released.
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Marie A. Rebelle
10
My Father Begged My Forgiveness Three Years After His Death
A visit to a healer gave me unexpected closure and more than I thought possible
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Marcia Abboud
37
From Forced Adoption to Father of Mine
Grief, grace, and the gift of a photo...
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May More
15
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