What burnout felt like and looked like in my life. (book excerpt)
Thank you for that takes me back to a scroll line: They taught me silence tastes like gold, I swallowed dreams and did what’s told. No questions asked, just protocols. https://www.thehiddenclinic.com/p/scroll-of-grief-and-longing
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Thank you for that takes me back to a scroll line: They taught me silence tastes like gold, I swallowed dreams and did what’s told. No questions asked, just protocols. https://www.thehiddenclinic.com/p/scroll-of-grief-and-longing