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The Place Where You Burn


Memories of a Mad Aunt
The generational legacy of a psychiatric diagnosis Photo by Cosmin Gurau on Unsplash Beyond the Label: The first time my aunt tried to end her life was on the day before I was born. When my father told me this a few months ago, it was like coming home to a lost part of myself, as if the context surrounding my birth suddenly explained the loss I had felt from my first moments in the world. Six years later, when she finally succeeded, her death sent shock waves through my fami
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