Hi Tricia Mitchell. Thanks so much for your insights and sharing your experience with reading my story. There is pain, there is anger in this story, and I empathize with your reaction to it. It’s hard. Heart-Guard is still there, in some respects. It surfaces in moments of insecurity and fear. But, for the most part, it’s dissolved into allowing myself to feel and be seen. It sounds like you’ve come to that conclusion too. I’m so happy for you! We often forget about the connection our mental health has to our physical health and vice verse.

Thank you so much for reading, and sharing! If you feel this story would be helpful to others in your life, please share. And if you’d ever want to talk (in general or on my upcoming podcast: YOU, ME, EMPATHY) I’d love to.

Hugs,

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