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11 Books for Healing Childhood Trauma and Dealing with Toxic Parents

If you’re recovering from a difficult past, it can be difficult to find helpful resources that validate your experiences. Some…

Oct 17, 2020

11 Books for Healing Childhood Trauma and Dealing with Toxic Parents

Oct 17, 2020

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10 Books for Healing Mental, Emotional, and Physical Trauma

After several decades dealing with body dysmorphia, burning out, severe acne, and increasing health concerns, I decided to approach…

Jan 29, 2021

10 Books for Healing Mental, Emotional, and Physical Trauma

Jan 29, 2021

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The Fear of Exceeding My Father Financially

Outearning my father

Aug 31, 2024

The Fear of Exceeding My Father Financially

Aug 31, 2024

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Books on Healing the Mother Wound on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is around the corner. For some of us, it’s not a happy day. It’s not one where we can celebrate or thank our mothers. For…

Apr 28, 2021

Books on Healing the Mother Wound on Mother’s Day

Apr 28, 2021

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How the Co-dependent and Abuser Cycle is Formed During Childhood

This is going to be a super unsexy essay describing the vicious cycle of the co-dependent and abuser cycle that is formed during childhood…

Jul 27, 2020

How the Co-dependent and Abuser Cycle is Formed During Childhood

Jul 27, 2020

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Being Celibate to Have Healthier Romantic Relationships is Not Working for Me

How does sex function in romantic relationships?

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Being Celibate to Have Healthier Romantic Relationships is Not Working for Me

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PSA to All Straight Men

Has anyone watched the latest season of Farmer Wants a Wife?

Jul 5

PSA to All Straight Men

Jul 5

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How to Stop Chasing Unavailable People and Start Respecting Boundaries

Learning to understand social cues after a childhood of neglect

Jun 21

How to Stop Chasing Unavailable People and Start Respecting Boundaries

Jun 21

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What the Sales Rack Taught Me About Scarcity and Self-Worth

The price of a sale: how childhood shapes our spending habits

May 23

What the Sales Rack Taught Me About Scarcity and Self-Worth

May 23

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Cold Plunging Helped Me to Stop Dissociating

How cold plunges helped me to feel present again

May 17

Cold Plunging Helped Me to Stop Dissociating

May 17

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I write personal essays about mental health, healing from childhood trauma, dysfunctional families, fashion, and dating! https://linktr.ee/jingjingtian

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