<![CDATA[The Narrative Arc - Medium]]> https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc?source=rss----a89def03f546---4 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png The Narrative Arc - Medium https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc?source=rss----a89def03f546---4 Medium Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:17:14 GMT <![CDATA[Growing Up in My Sister’s Shadow]]>

A family story of mental illness

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A childhood memory about anxiety, shame, and the moment I learned my body was something other people could judge

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And how she influenced the woman I became

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Learning to live seasonally as we work the land

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It happens when it happens, it takes as long as it takes

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ALS a disease that makes you want to unplug

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I spent decades sure ADHD looked like him. Then I got my own diagnosis

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In a beautiful city in Mexico, everything is orange

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She was dressed like a bride, but I was a queen

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The teacher should have never left the room

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