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For the longest time, Valerie, 32, a mom living in New England, who requested that none of her personal details feature in this story, was quite literally carrying around the baggage from her own traumatic childhood.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Re-evaluate hidden patterns and let go of past emotional baggage.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Broken baggage chokes landfills and decomposes at a glacial pace.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Nobody took him because of his off-field baggage in college.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Re-evaluate hidden patterns and let go of past emotional baggage.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Broken baggage chokes landfills and decomposes at a glacial pace.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Nobody took him because of his off-field baggage in college.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Baggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baggage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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