Divorce Taught Me Self-Worth Comes From Within

With my security blanket gone, I was left naked, to shrivel and die, or grow and thrive.

Third Act
Third Act
Nov 1 · 3 min read
Person sitting, sun rising shining light in background.
Person sitting, sun rising shining light in background.
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Childhood abuse leaves you strong and weak, self-reliant and needy, defiant and wounded — never quite sure if the abuse was your fault. Adult love becomes a toxic mix of that one person who makes you feel loved for the first time in your…

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Third Act

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Third Act

Awakening, discovering who I am, reinventing myself. Childhood, marriage, and now post-separation/divorce. It is my third act. My best act so far.

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