Everything Cracks: 5 Psychologists On Their Own Suffering
There is no normal life that's free of pain
Amanda Stern
March 16, 2025
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Everything Cracks: 5 Psychologists On Their Own Suffering.
There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.
No one is free from mental anguish—not nuns or princes, healers or sherpas, and not even psychologists.
Below, five psychologists talk openly and honestly about their struggles and how what connects us is our joys and sorrows.
That none of us is truly alone.
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