A Loud Letter to the Quiet Keep-the-Peacers: On Learning to Defend Yourself

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A Loud Letter to the Quiet Keep-the-Peacers: On Learning to Defend Yourself

Dominique Wilder 9/27/24 Dominique Wilder 9/27/24

A Loud Letter to the Quiet Keep-the-Peacers: On Learning to Defend Yourself

I've always been the defender. When my friends needed someone to stand up for them, I was there, ready to speak up.

Lost and Found: How Reconnecting With Your Inner Child Unlocks Who You Were Always Meant to Be

Dominique Wilder 1/17/24 Dominique Wilder 1/17/24

Lost and Found: How Reconnecting With Your Inner Child Unlocks Who You Were Always Meant to Be

I can taste the confidence I ate in high school. Top of my class, acne-free, skillful dancer, powerful stepper, free writer.