A Kid Says Something To A Teacher That No One Should Have To Experience

In my experience, being a survivor means feeling safe and empowered, and it is freeing. And I believe the transition from victim to survivor can take place anywhere — on a yoga mat, on a soccer field, while surfing the web, or curled up with a book. Here it happens with the helping hand of…

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Ari Isaacman Astles

Nov 21, 2013

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