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Franco Cardiello is a confessional poet from New York. He's a licensed counselor and cathartic writing coach. His self-reflective writing explores trauma, healing, and relationships.

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	Love Is a Mental Illness 3.71 avg rating — 114 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving Strays: between hope and fear 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Existential Threats: "Down in the Dirt" Magazine v172 (June 2020) by Down in the Dirt, Alek The Poet, Amanda Pugh 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PULSE OF POETRY: Volume 1: Every Story Has A Beginning by PULSE OF POETRY, Vivian Chopelas, Lanser Howard it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Words can change everything, but more often than not they fail me and die on your ears.”
― Franco Cardiello

tags: poetry, writing

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“I try to think in bullet points.”
― Franco Cardiello

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“Ready to build new connections to new people and places, yet with a new profound understanding of how we truly never own anything in this life. Only our experiences--temporarily. And the world can never take those from us.”
― Franco Cardiello, Love Is a Mental Illness

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