Bonus Xmas Episode: The Tears That Surprised Me This Chri...

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In this bonus Christmas episode I talk about my family going out for a Christmas meal together and how I thought I had numbed myself to it. I honestly thought I had stopped feeling anything about missing these things. But while I was talking the tears just came out of nowhere. It surprised me more than anyone. This is me sitting with the real side of Christmas when you are ill and the emotions you do not expect still find a way outHappy Chronic Fatigue Christmas ListenersMy Christmas Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TmESOwoNH35GeRzYWp08x?si=dqOO6wWjQumurdwc3uki1A&pi=YNyHdP48S7O9i

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