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Recovery

When Happiness is an Inside Job
Sidling up to Grace
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Twirling with Twyla
Who says fat people shouldn’t dance?
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Generosity!
When I give of myself from a truly authentic place it comes back to me one-thousandfold in ways that I couldn’t have imagined. It never fails.
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Fat AND Happy?
Is it possible to be both? I sure as hell hope so, because it's possible I'll never be thin!
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Happy, Joyous, and No, Not Free. Not Yet.
A Love Letter to My Mother
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How’s Your Recovery Going, Nan?
The thing I haven’t mentioned…
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The New Kid in Town
I was a people pleaser looking for people to please, so they’d love me.
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Again. Again? Again.
America hits bottom. The divisions feel deeper, knowing that half the country opted for violence, stupidity, and hatred.
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What Do You Mean, I’m Powerless?
The more I live, the more I do the work, the more I see that there’s just so much change I can affect on my own.
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Do It My Way, or Don’t Do It at All
What happens when things don’t according to MY plan…
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Emancipation!
What was supposed to be a stopgap measure became a 19-year-long dependency that supported my well-being at times, but also affected my confidence and my…
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Sorry, Not Sorry.
Now I know that's not enough...
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