My Renaissance Life

My Renaissance Life

What to do when you start shutting down?

Remember to do 'with'

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Kim Van Bruggen
May 05, 2023
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I can feel myself turtling again.

“Turtling” is what I call this need to go inside myself. To be quiet. To be alone.

I had a wonderful day for my birthday. My husband and I spent the day together. We slept in, had a delicious breakfast, went for a bike ride, stopped for a late lunch along the way. It was simple, nice. I felt so good.

Yet last night and …

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