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The Shame Beneath the Performance (The Secret You Have Been Keeping)

  1. Hook slide — The Shame Beneath the Performance (The Secret You Have Been Keeping)

    The Shame Beneath the Performance (The Secret You Have Been Keeping)

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  2. The insight — Many people with the self-abandonment wound carry a quiet, persistent suspicion that something is fundamentally wrong...

    Many people with the self-abandonment wound carry a quiet, persistent suspicion that something is fundamentally wrong...

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  3. The truth — The Shame Beneath the Performance (The Secret You Have Been Keeping)

    The truth about the shame beneath the performance (the secret you have been keeping)

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  4. Key takeaway — Many people with the self-abandonment wound carry a quiet, persistent suspicion that something is fundamentally wrong...

    Many people with the self-abandonment wound carry a quiet, persistent suspicion that something is fundamentally wrong...

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  5. Read more at nikitadatar.com

    Read the full piece at nikitadatar.com

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Many people with the self-abandonment wound carry a quiet, persistent suspicion that something is fundamentally wrong with them: not what they do but what they are. This piece examines the shame…

 

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