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The Impact of Nancy's Kintsugi Story #metoo
Miriam Grunhaus

The Impact of Nancy's Kintsugi Story

I asked Nancy a few questions that taught me a very important lesson. This has strengthened my belief that by...

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An Empowering Voice after Silence #metoo
Miriam Grunhaus

An Empowering Voice after Silence

"The man responsible for my brother’s death and our family’s estrangement died in 2008. It has been 10 years. His...

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Brokenness Can Be Mended #metoo
Miriam Grunhaus

Brokenness Can Be Mended

“You do set a boundary and don’t allow this person to hurt you any further.”  "I am not obliged to forgive...

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Broken But Not Defeated #metoo
Miriam Grunhaus

Broken But Not Defeated

Floating over my body, I could see him choking me. I did not feel pain; I saw myself as stoic....

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Learning from Xierra's Kintsugi Story #metoo
Miriam Grunhaus

Learning from Xierra's Kintsugi Story

We are kintsugi. All of us are broken vessels, mended one way or another. We might as well be healed...

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A Mother's Love and A Daughter's Pain #metoo
Miriam Grunhaus

A Mother's Love and A Daughter's Pain

“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing breakage as a part of the history of the object, rather than something...

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