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7-year old John holding baby Veronica

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rewritten

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Veronica Beck 3 Comments family history of suicide, intergenerational healing, mental health, stop suicide stigma

In my rewritten life, I finish the letter. The one I started and never sent …

etta practicing yoga

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prayer on the eve of election day 2020

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Veronica Beck 6 Comments breaking family patterns, breaking generational patterns, election 2020, facing fear

May I stay steady. May I not give in to despair. May I channel my anger and grief into effective,

one day at a time

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One Day at a Time

September 17, 2020September 20, 2020 Veronica Beck 9 Comments childhood abuse, facing fear, mental health, reparenting, self-compassion

A morning in which I sob on my wife’s shoulder about injustices and my inability to fix them, and she reminds me of an important truth.

young Veronica

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the body holds the memories

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 Veronica Beck 8 Comments alcoholism, breaking generational patterns, childhood abuse, facing fear, healing, reparenting

a poem about childhood abuse, facing fear, and healing

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awakening to our daydream

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Veronica Beck 1 Comment honoring Barbara

by Barbara Rose Waters The store happened because Marsha and I never stopped daydreaming. Every so often at school,

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