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The Terrible Price of the Unlived Life - Crystal Jackson

This is a True Story

Release Date: 05/26/2021

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I have so much love for the version of me who shaped a life around fear. She did the best she could for as long as she could. I’m so grateful for the version of me that found the courage to take a big risk for an even bigger payoff. It all worked out in the end” Crystal Jackson.

Today, writer Crystal Jackson presents her story “The Terrible Price of the Un-Lived Life” and you don’t want to miss this episode.

 

More about Crystal Jackson

Crystal Jackson is a former therapist turned writer. Her work is featured on Medium, Elephant Journal, Elite Daily, Your Tango, Mamamia, The Good Men Project and she’s authored the Heart of Madison series and two volumes of poetry. When she’s not writing for Medium and working on her next book, you can find Crystal traveling, paddle boarding, running, throwing axes badly but with terrifying enthusiasm, hiking, doing yoga, or curled up with her nose in a book in Madison, Georgia where she lives with one puppy and two wild and wonderful children.

 

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