I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy even — Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy even — Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy even — Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy even — Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy even — Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
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I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy events, but a little girl can carry only so much on her own.

— Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
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