These contradictory selves thrashed around in me for decades until I found a way to accept everything I am and hope for in life.

If you’ve read my essay The Law of Complementarity, you know my story of love, grief, religion and holding opposite things in one heart.

Leaving the Bitch Behind is the story of the other side of me - my driven professional self. This is a cautionary tale, but it’s not about avoiding the arena altogether.

I wrote this essay because I want to encourage every woman full of wild and optimistic energy to be her badass self, but in a healthier, kinder way than I did.

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