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Cate Barrett's avatar

I love this framing. A few times when my therapist directed my thoughts to Younger Me, and how she might feel about a current situation, all I could think was, "Well shit, five-year-old me would be stressed out about this too." 🤣 That said the feeling of discontent spurred on by social media is very relatable, and I'm glad you've found your way through that.

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Anna Myers's avatar

Absolutely gorgeous, Chelsea! Thanks for sharing ❤️

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Laura Trujillo's avatar

“I remind myself that the object of my envy is likely comparing themselves to someone else in a never-ending cycle that only leaves each of us disappointed.” Boy howdy did this hit me hard. I want to hug young Chelsea and adult Chelsea 💛 thank you for sharing! Going to journal to young-me now.

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Maggie Shirley's avatar

"It was within the pages of my journal, and in the quiet moments that I realized disliking my life benefitted no one, least of all me." I love this, Chelsea!

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Alexandria Faulkenbury's avatar

Love the idea of taking your younger self on a date!

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