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You Can Store It, But You Can’t Hide: Embracing Your (Whole) Past

You Can Store It, But You Can’t Hide: Embracing Your (Whole) Past by Kristen Noel. Photograph of bin with old photos by Kristen Noel
The author’s treasure trove old photos (and mixed memories)

Coming face-to-face with a bin of photos from the past that had been hidden away, uncovers emotional healing and personal reclamation

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This summer, clicking through the channels on TV with my son, I came across a series that CNN was airing; , etc. It highlighted everything from world politics, music and film to celebrity, fashion and trends — it painted a picture, a time capsule of sorts. The plastic storage bin in this photo, that has been sealed with packing tape and tucked away under the bed in at it since.

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