Why Is It So Painful To Feel This Ugly?

I can’t run away from the shame of “letting myself go.”

Shannon Ashley
Nov 3 · 6 min read

ecently, I sat in the dentist’s chair to get a temporary crown on a previous root canal. Unsurprisingly, the dentist office is among my least favorite places to be.

Nothing against this office, because everybody is amazing. But no matter how kind and gentle your dentist and…

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Shannon Ashley

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Single mama, fulltime writer, exvangelical. It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Top Writer. shannon.ashley.medium@gmail.com

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Stories about body image, eating disorders, and the way we see our external selves.

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