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The Power of Voice — Even When You Don't Know What to Say
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The Power of Voice — Even When You Don't Know What to Say

On the need to be vulnerable and personal in the worst of times

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Martha Nichols
Oct 30, 2023
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Hands of a young woman clasping an older woman's hands with love – photo credit: Sanford T. Rose
“A Loving Hand” © Sanford T. Rose; used with permission

I woke up this past Saturday feeling panicked, not knowing what to write. I’d been busy with other projects, taking a temporary break — and I needed to take a break from my growing sense that the world is unsafe.

My immediate work deadlines had passed, but my messy feelings remained. I wanted out of …

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