Stories
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Grief
Stories of loss
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Stories of endings
Addiction & Recovery
Stories of fighting back
Parenting Struggles
Stories of trying
Chronic Illness
Stories of enduring
Anxiety & Depression
Stories of the quiet weight
Job Loss
Stories of starting over
Loneliness
Stories of the in-between
Cheating & Adultery
Stories of broken trust
Cancer
Stories of enduring the unimaginable
Caregiving
Stories of loving someone through the hardest seasons
Infertility & Pregnancy Loss
Stories of grief that rarely gets to be spoken
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"Nobody tells you about the grocery store. About standing in the cereal aisle for ten minutes because you saw her favorite crackers and suddenly you couldn't move."
"I have a full life on paper. A job, an apartment, people who would show up if I called. But most nights I sit in my living room with the TV on just to hear voices."
"The hardest part isn't the bad days. The hardest part is the okay days — the ones where you feel almost normal, and you think maybe it's over, and then it's back."
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