Why We Must Not Rescue Our Loved Ones From Their Pain.

We mustn’t move to hide it, fade it or fix it.

Amelie Bridgewater
Nov 6 · 6 min read

I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

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Amelie Bridgewater

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Mummy. Writer. Mental Health Advocate. Adorer of Great Coffee. Lover of all Acts of Kindness. Customer Experience Guru.

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