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“A wild joy follows when you realize you've been caught and are now free, when you fling open the prison door, walk outside, and gulp air and light for the first time in hours or days or weeks. You sense who you were and what you knew before you defined things as good or bad, fat or thin, right or wrong. Before you became what you needed to be to be loved, you know the holiness of trees and water and rocks. You knew the adults were a bit mad, but you loved them anyway. You had no doubt, not one, about who you were; you had wings, and now, you have them again.”

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This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide

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Geneen Roth
Geneen Roth

Geneen Roth is a renowned author known for her books on eating, eating disorders, and self-acceptance. more

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