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I would never be pregnant and give birth. I had to let go of what we thought life would be. An excerpt from Can't Help Falling: A Long Road to Motherhood.

I would never be pregnant and give birth. I had to let go of what we thought life would be and open up to what could be.

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I used to be so deeply afraid of making a mistake that I spent all of my time overanalyzing every little thing. Then I found behavioural therapy.

I used to be so deeply afraid of making a mistake that I spent all of my time overanalyzing and overthinking every little thing.

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