The worst intruder

Sarah Marie Martin
Nov 5 · 6 min read

When did my friends and I get so anxious all the time?

It can happen anywhere.

Recently, it happened in the parking lot of a drug store where I was going about life like any other flexible Friday in-between meetings. All I had to do was run into the store, grab a few things and then head back to the office. The sun was shining, there was a cool breeze, and by all accounts there was no reason to be…

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Sarah Marie Martin

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Lover of politics, data viz, storytelling and hip hop. Public Health champion, Public Policy PhD and Director of Health Solutions @ mySidewalk

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