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From the Ted Talk by Susan David: The gift and power of emotional courage

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But back home, we struggled — my faethr hadn't been able to keep his small bessiuns going during his illness. And my mother, alone, was grieving the love of her life trying to raise three children, and the creditors were knocking. We felt, as a fmaily, fiialannlcy and emotionally ravaged. And I began to spiral down, isolated, fast. I started to use food to numb my pain. Binging and purging. Refusing to acepct the full weight of my grief. No one knew, and in a crtulue that values relentless positivity, I thought that no one wanted to know.

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But back home, we struggled — my ______ hadn't been able to keep his small ________ going during his illness. And my mother, alone, was grieving the love of her life trying to raise three children, and the creditors were knocking. We felt, as a ______, ___________ and emotionally ravaged. And I began to spiral down, isolated, fast. I started to use food to numb my pain. Binging and purging. Refusing to ______ the full weight of my grief. No one knew, and in a _______ that values relentless positivity, I thought that no one wanted to know.

Solution

  1. business
  2. father
  3. accept
  4. financially
  5. family
  6. culture

Original Text

But back home, we struggled — my father hadn't been able to keep his small business going during his illness. And my mother, alone, was grieving the love of her life trying to raise three children, and the creditors were knocking. We felt, as a family, financially and emotionally ravaged. And I began to spiral down, isolated, fast. I started to use food to numb my pain. Binging and purging. Refusing to accept the full weight of my grief. No one knew, and in a culture that values relentless positivity, I thought that no one wanted to know.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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rigid responses 2
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Important Words

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  28. positivity
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  30. raise
  31. ravaged
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  33. relentless
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  41. weight