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On Being Named and Naming Yourself

A meditation · 7 min read · By Dr. Heather Hill

A meditation on identity, inheritance, and the words we choose to carry.

A meditation on identity, inheritance, and the words we choose to carry.

We are given names before we can answer to them. Some fit. Some chafe. Some we spend a lifetime learning to speak in our own voice.

This meditation sits with the tender work of receiving what was given and choosing what we will carry forward.