People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identiti…

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People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identities. ✨ bell hooks (2003). Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem, p.92, Simon and Schuster
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People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identities. ✨ bell hooks (2003). Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem, p.92, Simon and Schuster

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