Today was another turning point. I sat with my friends and we talked: openly, candidly, authentically. We talked in front of cameras. With regard to those I love and will always be connected to, I took a step in the direction of telling my story without discrediting their honor or telling their story, which doesn’t belong to me. The interview with Sonja and Delia is just a portion, a quick peek into what makes me who I am. I feel strangely calm. (Normally, I would be nine breaths into a full blown panic attack looking for a stair rail or door handle to hold until my breathing returned to normal.) What’s funny (maybe more curious than funny) is the most unsettling thing about the whole interview was what to wear, which is not surprising as most women don’t just LOVE the video camera. (Still shots are one thing, but I can only suck in and hold my neck skinny for so long before it’s time to breathe again.) For as long as I can rem...
The journey of a girl becoming a woman.