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One of the major lessons learned in this book is not to be consumed by your marriage, and make it your whole persona.

Belle recognizes that she put her marriage first, and hadn’t protected herself. She’s taking responsibility for the part that she played and what happened in her marriage..

She’s giving herself grace for the way she behaved out of love, but also holding herself accountable from here on out.

As Belle continues engulfing herself in work, helping with immigration cases, she comes to the conclusion that everyone has some type of challenge or suffering that they face in life.