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michelle salter's avatar

this was such a special and tender read, thank u for sharing! the more i learn about you, the more i'm convinced that our hearts carry little pieces of each other. miss you lots love you more.

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Bryanna Gillespie's avatar

When I think of u I think of a twin flame! miss you and love you <3

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kerry mahony's avatar

really enjoyed this! the timing of this feels super serendipitous to me because only last week i submitted an essay i wrote to a publication - it’s about my childhood, moving house, but mainly about being bullied in secondary school. it’s honestly wild how much this stuff can affect us into adulthood and very crazy to look back on the trajectory of your life and see how much it’s influenced it all. i’m sure this was very difficult for you to write and share but i’m glad you did. i’m a firm believer in the idea that having a super tough time in adolescence makes you a wayyyyy more interesting and well-rounded adult lol

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Bryanna Gillespie's avatar

It’s so wild how heavily you carry things from so long ago! But I do agree, I definitely am a better person for it, even if it was hard

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Ashley Nicole's avatar

Thank you for sharing your story, Bryanna. I can see similar patterns in our life, and it's comforting to know that we're making it through :) I started my substack as a way to connect with family and friends because I'm horrid at consistent communication, but I'm starting to see that I'm expressing myself in healthier ways by having to share with my community, and not feeling trapped in my head with all these thoughts. This is essentially turning into my public journal as well, and I'm just trying to not put any pressure on it. <3

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Bryanna Gillespie's avatar

Thank you, Ashley. I’m so glad you’ve found some solace in writing as well 🧡 it can be so cathartic and I bet your people really value hearing your thoughts, even if inconsistent!

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em's avatar

thank you for sharing, that was a gorgeous read :)

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amanda!'s avatar

Your story really resonated with me 🥲 I’m so happy that you’re here to share it as well 🫶🏽

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