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Adam and Jerry

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Forgiving Yourself as Part of Recovery

Shame says… You are ugly. You are stupid. You are worthless. If people knew the real you, they would hate you. Work harder, do more, try to earn love...

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Lose the Label: Ashamed

Ironically, victims of abuse often take responsibility for the violence inflicted upon them. The result is deep shame. Ann Williams embodied this...

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When You Can't Undo What You've Done

Ron James’ story is one of those unbelievable, too-good-to-be-true tales of a bad man turned good. When he was 31, he murdered his ex-girlfriend and...

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LeAnna - Lost

Throughout her life, LeAnna Vargas was repeatedly treated as though she had no value, and eventually, she began to believe she didn’t. Feeling...

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