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Naming The Wounds We Carry From Home
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What if love taught you to hide your feelings? We open a gentle, unflinching conversation about shame that didn’t come from strangers, but from the people who fed us, raised us, and wanted us safe. As first-gen daughters, many of us learned to be responsible before we learned to be seen. Strength helped us survive, yet it also trained our nervous systems to brace, appease, and go numb. Here, we name the wound and trace how “you’re too sensitive,” “be grateful,” and “don’t get your hopes up” script adulthood in quiet ways.
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