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Do Not Be Ashamed of Your Shadows

Do Not Be Ashamed of Your Shadows

Your journey through the darkness is also a journey into the light.

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Tia Levings
Aug 03, 2022
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Shame often comes sweetly. Every memoirist I know, and every trauma survivor as well, knows the feeling of shame draped in concern.

“You shouldn’t dwell on negative things.”

“Your work would be more popular if it were more positive.”

“Writing about those experiences is taking a toll on you.”

“I’m worried you don’t know how to mov…

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