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I Learned So Much From Listening To People. And All I Knew Was, The Only Thing I Had Was Honesty And Openness.

Those Of Us Forged In The Crucibles Of Difference Know That Survival Is Not An Academic Skill.

So It Is Better To Speak, Remembering We Were Never Meant To Survive.

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Self-care Is Not About Self-indulgence , It Is About Self-preservati On.