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On Therapy and Armor
Genevieve Dreizen Genevieve Dreizen

On Therapy and Armor

After months of working together, unraveling these behaviors and the reasons why I was in that relationship and at the time staying in that relationship, I had this realization one day. This frustrating and sad realization. The question that kept pressing on me was “Do I even exist? As I know myself, which parts are me are my personality, and what’s just a byproduct of my experience?”

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Boundaries; or: The Space Between Us
Genevieve Dreizen Genevieve Dreizen

Boundaries; or: The Space Between Us

We are worthy of boundaries that protect us and allow us to love people at the same time. We are worthy of surrounding ourselves with people who celebrate us and mourn alongside us. We are worthy of building a professional circle filled with those who believe, like us, that a rising tide lifts all boats. And by we I do mean all of us, you, me, my sister. We are all worthy of this.

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A Community of Acceptance
Genevieve Dreizen Genevieve Dreizen

A Community of Acceptance

What do you see when you look at this picture? I'll tell you what I see. I see two sisters laughing. I see an unscripted moment between two women who work hard for their community to lift them up and celebrate them. Two women who work so hard to support everyone from the Freshies to the Experts, from their close friends to the journalists they work with every day. I see outfits they worked hard to coordinate and make sure they both felt good in. I see two women who have been told their whole lives they are at once too much and not enough. 

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5 Shows To Binge When You Can’t Imagine How To Sleep
Genevieve Dreizen Genevieve Dreizen

5 Shows To Binge When You Can’t Imagine How To Sleep

You’re in the early days of your fresh start and the idea of closing your eyes and you know- thinking thoughts, is way, way too horrifying (been there, sis). You need a companion- not a person, but a show. You need a show you can binge.

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Groove with Us
Genevieve Dreizen Genevieve Dreizen

Groove with Us

First of many Fresh Starts Playlists linked below! Come groove with us!

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How to Help: 5 Useful Things To Say
Genevieve Dreizen Genevieve Dreizen

How to Help: 5 Useful Things To Say

Raise your hand if you’ve had to suffer through some frustratingly NOT USEFUL well meaning folks have said to you during your fresh start.

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Meet Genevieve
Genevieve Dreizen Genevieve Dreizen

Meet Genevieve

Meet Genevieve, creative director and chief ops officer over at Fresh Starts Registry. She started over after 10 years with her partner and 6 years living with him. She walked away with her clothes, baking supplies and everything she’d pilfered from her grandmother.

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