Essays
The mess of being human and trying. Trying and failing and trying again.
I Don’t Know How to Talk About This
How do you know what you like when you don’t know who you are? I became an expert at pretending to be ok. I began asking myself, “How do people dress? How to they present themselves? What do they like? Where do they go? How do they laugh?” If I couldn’t know me, I could pretend to be them. I could wear their costumes.
Cristen Giangarra is a former Bone Marrow Transplant nurse turned writer and social justice advocate. She writes about surviving trauma, grief, and the eventual, inevitable journey to finding beauty once again. She is currently pursuing a master's in Marriage and Family Therapy with an emphasis in trauma counseling.
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