In order to heal from shame, we must first reconcile with it, writes Melissa Petro.
Melissa Petro
Petro is a journalist whose writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, Good Housekeeping, The Guardian, InStyle, and many other national publications. She is the author of Shame On You: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification
I find it heartbreaking to witness how differently the world treats my neurodivergent son and my neurotypical daughter, writes Melissa Petro.
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