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Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys: Walking Away from Toxic People

February 27, 2025 by Debra Oakland
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Letting go of people who drag you down—just thinking about it feels liberating, doesn’t it? Life, in all its unpredictable madness, often feels like a full-blown circus. And let’s be real - the monkeys? Oh, they’re everywhere. Swinging from crisis to crisis, tossing drama like confetti, and turning … [Read more...]

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