Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything

by Alyson Stoner

“I just want to be okay … it’s hard that you can’t really get that guarantee.” She tilted her head empathetically. “You get to choose how you respond and how you let it define the story about yourself and the world,” she encouraged. “And you don’t have to do it alone.”

I don’t need to go back to the old pattern anymore. I’m writing a new story. I can do this.