You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you've come to …

Andrew Solomon
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You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you've come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt. ✨ How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are. TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2014.
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