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by Michael Parise | Oct 13, 2015
When we feel put down we feel “terminally unique”, as if we are the only person on earth who has been so shamed, so humiliated. I fully admit that some people seem capable of shrugging off this kind of experience (or perhaps they just have learned to bury...
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by Michael Parise | Jun 27, 2013
Writing about this subject is very difficult for me. It goes to the core of my insecurities and fears and triggers painful memories and emotions. I am one of thousands who have been bullied both at home and outside. The American Academy of Pediatrics has finally...
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by Michael Parise | Jan 9, 2013
I have often wondered how I’ve survived some of my life’s experiences AND still want, more than anything else, to help others. I recall my father on a number of occasions being truly worried that my upset, outbursts, or anger were the seeds of a serious mental...
