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The Lessons I Learned from Sara #abandonment
Miriam Grunhaus

The Lessons I Learned from Sara

I asked Sara what she wants to be. She told me she wants to be a model but not necessarily...

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17 Years of Hardship #article
Miriam Grunhaus

17 Years of Hardship

"By the time I was nine years old, I was experiencing depression and did not know it. It came to...

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Lessons Learned from Loretta #abandonment
Miriam Grunhaus

Lessons Learned from Loretta

Loretta took time-out, a year and a half of self-discovery. Time-outs are hard. They involve patience, devotion, commitment, and Loretta...

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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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Lessons from Satine Phoenix #abandonment
Miriam Grunhaus

Lessons from Satine Phoenix

I always say that the difference between the survivor and the thriver is mainly that the thriver is a giver. They take what broke...

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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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