I wanted to be at the apex of my story...For a long time, it felt as though things were happening to me. I felt as though I had no agency. (Terese Marie Mailhot)

I wanted to be at the apex of my story...For a long time, it felt as though things were happening to me. I felt as though I had no agency.

Terese Marie Mailhot

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