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An expert shoplifter
British shoppers are shoplifting at a unprecedented scale. I've been there. At 29, I was using my invisibility cloak to steal for my family. This is my…
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Those sober nights.
(Another break from routine) In August 2022, I decided to stop lying to myself. It was time to stop drinking. But I didn't expect my brain to feel this…
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"You f**cking piece of shit"
My thoughts were spinning - another classic act of self sabotage and I was driving, crying. Until I remembered what my coach suggested.
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'My Life Closed Twice Before its Close'. 31.12.1998.
It took me over 20 years to understand what happened to me on that night and the following years; here's why.
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Red chalk and sledgehammers
Have you ever taken a sledgehammer to a Tesla?
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Playing with fire
It's almost Valentines Day 1999. Jay isn't returning my calls, but his friends say he's into me. Something's nagging at me, but why can't I pull at that…
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Ann's newsletter is back!
Not everyone really wants to hear the stories of victim-survivors. So here's my voice to add to the chorus.
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Diamonds, doppelgängers and decisions
Making big decisions isn't easy. When confronted with someone telling a story like mine, what was my brain trying to tell me?
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Viva Roma!
Thanks for bearing with me. We're back.
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"We were never alone"
I've dumped Jay. I know we're so different. Maybe, maybe, we can be friends?
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Watching Jay.
In the weeks after Jay assaulted me, I struggled to understand him. But - well, a boy punching you in the arm or insulting you - isn't that how boys…
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I wish you a merry Christmas.
Preparing for Christmas, smoothing our corners, holding the line, looking for joy. Learning to sing in tune to lead the way.
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