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Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.
“children remember everything. It’s adults who forget.”
― The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
― The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
“Sometimes”
― The Clause in Christmas
― The Clause in Christmas
“Not abiding with our energy is a predictable human habit. Acting out and repressing are tactics we use to get away from our emotional pain.”
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
“We are physical, embodied creatures who evolved to use our hands, facial expressions, and head movements as communication channels, responding in real time to the similar movements of our partners. Gen Z is learning to pick emojis instead.”
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
“Children did not evolve to handle the virality, anonymity, instability, and potential for large-scale public shaming of the virtual world. Even adults have trouble with it.”
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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