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I want you to notice is that-right here, right now-you’re okay. You may be in pain, you may be in fear, you may be in grief. But you’re here, you’re surviving this moment is okay.

Martha Beck

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Martha Beck
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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