Note To Self
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Note to Self: Jenisha Watts reflects on past
In this installment of the series, "Note to Self," journalist Jenisha Watts opens up about her turbulent upbringing. Reflecting on her past, she writes a letter to her younger self about overcoming drug addiction and neglect, and how revealing her hidden story set her free.
Note to self: Bernie Wagenblast
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Inspiration4's Hayley Arceneaux's Note to Self
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NFL player Hayden Hurst's Note to Self
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Cindy McCain writes note to younger self
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Note to Self: "Queer Eye's" Tan France
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Note to Self: Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian
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