How I Stopped Feeling Guilty about Absolutely Everything

It started with rejecting my own self-labels

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For a long time, my identity was wrapped up in labels. The problem is, a lot of labels don’t quite fit, at least not one hundred percent of the time.

I’m a writer. I’ve gotten my MFA in Creative Writing, and I’ve had essays published in literary journals and commerical outlets. But I don’t have any…