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Learning from Savannah #abandonment
Miriam Grunhaus

Learning from Savannah

You can rebuild after abuse. The damage from an abusive relationship takes a deep toll. When Savannah spoke about wanting to...

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Chosen One #abandonment
Miriam Grunhaus

Chosen One

My parents raised me with one main message:  there was nothing I couldn’t do. If I wanted to try Karate,...

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Getting my Sh*t Together by 60 #abandonment
Miriam Grunhaus

Getting my Sh*t Together by 60

My brother died for no good reason. He touched the truck and got electrocuted. He was not there to save...

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“You have no power over me.” - Movie: Labyrinth (1986) #article
Miriam Grunhaus

“You have no power over me.” - Movie: Labyrinth (1986)

"Sometimes, we have to hit rock bottom in order to catapult ourselves out of the breakage. It is so scary....

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Learning from Madeleine's Kintsugi Story #article
Miriam Grunhaus

Learning from Madeleine's Kintsugi Story

If you let go of anger, you open the door to joy. This happened when she could think about her...

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From Innocent Joy to Tragedy #article
Miriam Grunhaus

From Innocent Joy to Tragedy

I spent a month in a juvenile psychiatric hospital, and after that I was back to my awful behavior. I...

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