Is the Fear Worth the Reward When We Say Goodbye to Parts of Ourselves?

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective
4 min readJul 20, 2021

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Saying goodbye is always hard but sometimes it is necessary to create space for something new.

Image by Karsten Winegeart-Urbse on Unsplash

My first thought when I think about saying goodbye is the people that have departed my life for many reasons over the years. My second thought is for the aspects of myself I’ve had to say goodbye to, namely the images I’ve created, identities I’ve…

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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective

Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.