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Confessions of a recovering activist

Mustering the courage to say, "I don't believe that anymore," and no longer attempting to save the world

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Bethaney Wilkinson
Feb 21, 2023
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“I don’t believe that anymore.”

The words fell from my tongue before I had time to think about them.

My therapist, being the talented practitioner she is, paused.

“Say that again,” she told me.

“I don’t believe that anymore,” I said.

I repeated the words for her. But in truth, I was repeating them for myself.

It was one of the bravest confessions I’ve ever…

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