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“I didn’t so much feel as though I was turning into my mother; it was more that I felt I had always been her…”

“Journaling made me start paying attention to the details and patterns in my life. It turns out that sharing myself with myself was the most transformative of all.”

“Sharing my stuff with friends — the silly stuff, the hard stuff — deepened all of my relationships. It also held me accountable for ensuring mg soul gets the life-giving connection it needs.”

“Sharing too little is a regret that looms large. I convinced myself I was being smart and safe when I stayed quiet, but mostly I was being a coward.”

“As blogging became ubiquitous and social media started to explode, it was all too easy to judge those who shared their lives openly. Authenticity online became less a novelty and more likely to incite an eye roll. We branded overshadowed as desperate, insecure, attention-seeking….”