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Topic: Stories of things we don’t talk about

Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud

This is the place for the messy stuff — the stuff we’re told to keep quiet about. Shame, trauma, addiction, loss, mental health, the things that make people uncomfortable at dinner tables. But I believe that saying them out loud is the first step toward healing. So I write them here.

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Motherland: A Memoir

by Barb Higgins ・ Proceeds go to The Molly B Foundation

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