I feel like we over-romanticize this period of time because a lot of these child stars were exploited.
Weโre all about the grind forgetting what it is to be ground down.
Ours is a revolution of love, empathy, and truthโ you canโt ban those things. We will fight this battle the way our predecessors did: with grace, compassion, and throwing a brick if we have to.
realizing that not being able to afford school lunches most days but my parents not wanting to ask for help ever might have translated into adult me never eating 3 meals a day and feeling weird and greedy if I do??? ๐ฅต
I'm always telling people to go to therapy. And I too should be in therapy, just because! But I'm realizing the therapy you get when you pay $200/hr cash and the therapy you get when you go through insurance are two very different therapies