vulnerability
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What Are You Afraid Of?
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≻: What Are You Afraid Of?I’m afraid, deathly afraid, of not being liked. The thought of someone not liking me makes me cringe. I start…
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≻: untitled post 3885I was drenched head to toe in sweat post hot yoga. The sun had already gone down. I was on…
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What Do You Stand FOR? By Melissa Rosella
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≻: What Do You Stand FOR? By Melissa RosellaThere are people who do not want to watch the news because it is almost unbearable. There are people who…
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Binkies, Bottles, & Cries, Oh My by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Binkies, Bottles, & Cries, Oh My by Melissa RosellaWe made our way to the changing facility before swim lessons. It was only a few days into our lessons…
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I am 1 in 5 & I Survived by Melissa Rosella
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≻: I am 1 in 5 & I Survived by Melissa RosellaMay is perinatal awareness month (Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, and Postpartum Psychosis). As a PPD survivor, I know what it…
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Why Putting On Your Big Girl Panties is Still Hard
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≻: Why Putting On Your Big Girl Panties is Still HardMy stepdad, Vince, fell again. Thank God for Life Alert we purchased for my mom & Vince. Vince does not…
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Mom & Mental Illness by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Mom & Mental Illness by Melissa RosellaShe lowers her head as we sit on the couch. She looks me in the eye and holds my hand.…
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Body Issues Are Learned by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Body Issues Are Learned by Melissa Rosella“She’s perfect, until we teach her otherwise. Flabby arms. Podgy tummy. Double-chin. Puffy eyes. Wispy hair. All the traits we…
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Perfection is an Illusion by Melissa Rosella
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≻: Perfection is an Illusion by Melissa RosellaShe bought Gucci shoes. She only buys name brand clothes. She got plastic surgery that included a breast augmentation, a…
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Shame in More Than One Way
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≻: Shame in More Than One WayI was sitting in the library. I’d been here before. This was my 9th year. It would be my last…
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beauty
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≻: beautyOnce, when Hope insisted on wearing a super-duper, two-toned pink tutu to the park, I told her she couldn’t because…
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empathy
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≻: empathyIt is unfair to expect others to meet us where we are & show us empathy if they have never…
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unconditional love
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≻: unconditional loveMy mom suffers from schizophrenia. It’s an ugly mental illness that showed its nasty face when I was 15. Mom…
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don’t judge a book by its cover
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≻: don’t judge a book by its coverYears ago, a boyfriend of a friend of mine said, “Mel got her life handed to her on a golden…
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the power of vulnerability
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≻: the power of vulnerabilityWe all have a story to tell, a life made up of trials & tribulations. Our lives are filled with…
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