Juliet James
Jan 22, 2023

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I was thinking how incredibly liberated this poem feels for it's time. At that point, something like this might've been used to commit her for life. To speak to freely and with such candor on the topic of mental health... That just didn't happen then. It's still hard enough to take that risk in writing today. She was certainly ahead of her time.

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Juliet James
Juliet James

Written by Juliet James

"The past is only useful if you are taking those lessons forward, not using them to make yourself feel worse.” -Iris Beaglehole

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