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Monica DiCristina

Monica DiCristina is a writer, podcaster and practicing therapist in Atlanta, GA. Her own healing journey and her work as a therapist informs her writing and her podcast, Still Becoming.

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  • 2 min
  • Darling Letters
  • The Dreamer

Darling Letters: We Are Not Meant to Struggle Alone

  • Posted on September 13, 2021July 14, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
It is brave to ask for help, not embarrassing.
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  • 3 min
  • The Dreamer

The Courage to Change

  • Posted on August 27, 2021July 5, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
We must not give up when our bravery is penalized or ruffles feathers. That is when we must be the most brave.
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  • 5 min
  • The Dreamer

Why It’s Never ‘Too Late’ and You’re Never ‘Too Old’ to Pursue a Dream

  • Posted on August 25, 2021July 5, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
If you’re still here, then the story isn’t over yet. Write your next chapters.
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  • The Confidant

What My Children Have Taught Me About Courage

  • Posted on July 20, 2021June 10, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
Courage is in the small, often everyday choices we make that propel us forward.
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  • The Intellectual

How to Talk About Finances With Your Significant Other

  • Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
You are a couple now, not just an individual. You are two stories merged into one.
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  • The Confidant

How to Deal With ‘Playground Bullies’ Who Are All Grown Up

  • Posted on June 23, 2021May 17, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
Adults can be bullies too. But just like in childhood, the more they are named and exposed, the less power they have.
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  • The Dreamer

Common Misconceptions About Therapy and Counseling

  • Posted on June 9, 2021May 10, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
It is vulnerable to open up about yourself to a therapist, but that vulnerability is often where you meet yourself, where you find healing and where you understand more about your past.
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  • 4 min
  • The Confidant

What I Wish I Had Known About Motherhood

  • Posted on May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
You will literally learn on the job, and then, the job will change over and over again.
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  • The Confidant

How Knocking Down a Mailbox Reminded Me That We’re All Human

  • Posted on April 6, 2021March 31, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
The truth is there is no struggle in this life that someone else has not also encountered.
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  • The Dreamer

How to Stop Being Your Worst Critic

  • Posted on March 12, 2021March 9, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
Give yourself permission to enjoy who you are and become a freer version of yourself.
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  • The Confidant

‘Choose Other’: On Fitting the Boxes That Society Uses to Define Us

  • Posted on February 25, 2021February 26, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
As you make your own category, you may find that your courage is making space for someone else who is watching you.
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  • The Dreamer

With Vulnerability Comes the Good Stuff

  • Posted on February 18, 2021February 8, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
Every good thing in my life has required vulnerability.
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