affection and care, which was healing for her, as was thinking more broadly about her life’s purpose. “I pretty much thought I was going to become what the nuns at the orphanage were, and that’s how I would take care of kids: come back and help these little kids who have had their bad troubles and make their lives better,” she said, “so that was my first goal in life.” Reflecting on and planning for that future gave her hope for a better life. She realized that she could help others by cultivating love and warmth around her instead of the hatred and hurt that was her mother’s currency. “I
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