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Celinne Da Costa

Celinne Da Costa

I Shared My Darkest Secrets With The Internet For 30 Days. Here’s What Happened.

Two months ago, I had a huge writer’s block as I was preparing the outline for my new book. To get me unstuck, my writing coach gave me an…

May 16, 2019

I Shared My Darkest Secrets With The Internet For 30 Days. Here’s What Happened.

May 16, 2019

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Day 30: How a homeless toddler caused me to turn my life around

She was no more than 3 years old. Her round cheeks were dusted with dirt and her chubby legs waddled in her diaper as she made her way…

May 15, 2019

Day 30: How a homeless toddler caused me to turn my life around

May 15, 2019

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Day 29: Why I said “no” to true love… even when it was right in front of me.

It was midnight. My upper lip was lined with tiny sweat droplets from Singapore’s balmy, relentless heat. Sitting on a bench of the…

May 14, 2019

Day 29: Why I said “no” to true love… even when it was right in front of me.

May 14, 2019

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Day 28: The moment when I knew I had a fighting chance to make my dreams come true

I’ll never forget the moment when I knew I had a fighting chance to make my dreams come true. I was a senior in high school, sitting in the…

May 13, 2019

Day 28: The moment when I knew I had a fighting chance to make my dreams come true

May 13, 2019

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Day 27: My mother argued with a pastor in the middle of mass, and she was so right

When I was 15 years old, I befriended a group of 7th Day Adventists after my childhood friend joined their church. At the time, I had just…

May 12, 2019

Day 27: My mother argued with a pastor in the middle of mass, and she was so right

May 12, 2019

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Day 26: To get what you really want, you have to listen to yourself

At the age of 17, I couldn’t bear to think about my future. It had been three years after my then-stepfather had walked out on us, and life…

May 11, 2019

Day 26: To get what you really want, you have to listen to yourself

May 11, 2019

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Day 25: What you think is “wrong” with you may actually be your gift

Ever since I could remember, I was the weird kid in school. While most of my peers liked pop culture, playdates, and action figures, I…

May 10, 2019

Day 25: What you think is “wrong” with you may actually be your gift

May 10, 2019

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Day 24: People can enter your heart as far as you’ll let them

One year post university, I broke up with the man I thought I was going to marry. It was one of the hardest things I’ve done in my…

May 9, 2019

Day 24: People can enter your heart as far as you’ll let them

May 9, 2019

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Day 23: Even post death, the people you loved can guide you.

I don’t have many regrets in life, but if I could rewind and do anything over, I would have been more present in the moments leading up to…

May 8, 2019

Day 23: Even post death, the people you loved can guide you.

May 8, 2019

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Day 22: I found out who my real friends were when I couldn’t walk anymore

Five years ago, I had a foot operation that left me in crutches for two months. At the time, I lived in New York City, which was not ideal…

May 7, 2019

Day 22: I found out who my real friends were when I couldn’t walk anymore

May 7, 2019

Celinne Da Costa

Celinne Da Costa

I write about the power of storytelling, how to use your brand to evolve yourself and your business, and the art of being human. Find my stories @celinnedacosta

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