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Grounded, compassionate books about survival, self-understanding and reclaiming a sense of self.

A life that feels like your own.

Chapter 1, The Cost of the Costume, from Journey from the Edge by Dr. Stephen Thompson. Single-page excerpt.
The Cost of the Costume. Inside Journey from the Edge by Dr. Stephen Thompson.

Published by Rooted Reclaimers · Dr. Stephen Thompson

Journey from the Edge

Four individual pages from the final interior of Journey from the Edge move from Dr. Stephen Thompson’s opening chapter to two illustrated practices. These are original pages, not simulated facing spreads.

The costume varies. For some, it's the overachiever, masking insecurity with accolades. For others, the caregiver, disappearing into the needs of others to avoid abandonment.
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