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I would then write and rewrite and edit and rewrite and edit more and scrutinize the language until it no longer sounded like English and I had convinced myself I was illiterate and no one had ever had the heart to tell me.
“That guilt and frustration can be helpful in moving us forward, but shame… shame keeps us stuck. It’s a paralyzing emotion.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Regardless, I’m discovering just how powerful of a tool it is to not love someone. Loving someone is vulnerable. It’s sensitive. It’s tender. And I get lost in them. If I love someone, I start to disappear.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I'm trying every day to face myself. The results vary, but the attempts are consistent.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“So much of my life felt so out of control for so long. And I’m done with that being my reality.
I want my life to be in my hands. Not an eating disorder’s or a casting director’s or an agent’s or my mom’s. Mine.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
I want my life to be in my hands. Not an eating disorder’s or a casting director’s or an agent’s or my mom’s. Mine.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“At the beginning of the decade, the people I was close to seemed like friends for life, people I could never imagine not seeing every day. But life happens. Love happens. Loss happens. Change and growth happen at different paces for different people, and sometimes the paces just don’t line up. It’s devastating if I think too much about it, so I usually don’t.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
Aussie Book Club
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Read With Sammy
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Puffin Pals Book Club
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A book club runned by a group of bookstagrammers. We will have new read-alongs and discussions every month.
Our Shared Shelf
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge
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This group is for those participating in The 52 Book Club's annual challenges! With 52 unique prompts released each year, the goal is to diversify our ...more
Mikaela’s 2025 Year in Books
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