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I Didn't Want to Celebrate Mother's Day . . .Until I Reclaimed My Story

I Didn't Want to Celebrate Mother's Day . . .Until I Reclaimed My Story

I Didn't Want to Celebrate Mother's Day . . .Until I Reclaimed My StoryDana S Diaz
Published on: 11/05/2026

Not everyone wants to celebrate a day that comes with reminder. Mother's Day has historically been that day for me for multiple reasons. Primarily, I didn't want the reminder of the mother I never had and the wound of rejection she left me with.

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From Silence to Self-Respect

From Silence to Self-Respect

From Silence to Self-RespectDana S Diaz
Published on: 08/09/2025

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, Self-Improvement Month, and also the the first anniversary of my second book, CHOKING ON SHAME—a story I never thought I'd live to tell because I wasn't sure I wanted to.

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