I recently broke something that belonged to a friend. This item wasn’t irreplaceable but it wasn’t super cheap either. More than the cost, not having this item was pretty inconvenient. It was a really silly accident but I felt horrible about it. For all the talking and dreaming and aspirational thinking I do about abolition, the cop in my head emerged quickly and powerfully.

Tanvi YennaSeptember 23, 2025abolition, mental health, trauma, shame, internal family systems, therapy, abolitionist therapist, vulnerability, relationship, friendship, neural pathways

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