“Adults addicted to their own stress hormones were once children who lived in unpredictable environments of overreaction, rage spirals, and fear.” - Dr. Nicole Lepera
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I never thought I’d be writing letters to the cartel
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the second edition of From the Dust is available for preorder
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an excerpt from my story The Scent of Books read on film
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Every time I hug him it brings me back to being a little girl. When it felt like he was the only stable thing I had.
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this life is not about having more or doing more, it’s about the living itself.
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an excerpt from the last story in From the Dust read on film
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everyone shows love differently and most of the time it shows up in the small things.
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an excerpt from the second story in From the Dust read on film
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an excerpt out of From the Dust read on film
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I wish I could go back in time and tell young Jessy that her hero would one day make her feel seen and heard.
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we’ve come a long way since this picture, taken back in 1986
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What if I only have one story in me?
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Tiny bits of love and joy that are so raw it hurts
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Why do we put ourselves through all the drama and agony of doubt and self-loathing?
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Order my limited edition book of short stories and songs from Perry’s upcoming record.
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Dad was trying to make up for the fact that a whole person was missing from our lives.
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The desert will destroy you if you stay here long enough.
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“I didn't cause it. I can't control it. I can't cure it.”
what happened when I reached out to an editor for my memoir…
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