Rachel, it´s not easy to erase what you´ve been taught right from the begining of your life! Don´t beat yourself up about this! The person that you hurt the most is yourself, but now you´ve realized how things are and now you can start taking steps forward to be true to yourself and others. Try to say one thing today that you know might not be what the other person wants to hear, but is coming from YOU. You will find strenght knowing that you stood up for what was in YOUR mind. I have started to learn how to say what I really mean- but there´s a long road to go...

We´ll make it!

Nina