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Life doesn’t exist in clear boundaries. You don’t move on from anything, you are a new you. It took me 12 years to recover from a close loved one taking her life and I got every piece of awful advice you can possibly get. Every piece well meaning, but not from people who understood

If it feels like trauma to you, it changes you. Eventually you will realize that it gave you skills that you will cherish for nobody else has them, but also habits that are no longer useful and you need to retrain

That feeling of wanting to ask for permission is your body and mind’s way of saying ‘maybe you should just sit down and listen before we choose what to do next’

It will take time but you will be stronger for it



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