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NICHOLAS BOOTHMAN
And the first step was simply knowing her enemy.
Knowing the specific things that set her off. Knowing
the patterns of her stress.
It was a small victory, but it was a victory
nonetheless.
She left the meeting feeling… different. Not exactly
calm. Not exactly relaxed. But… empowered.
She had faced her Trigger Point Zero. And she
had survived.
More than that, she had learned something. She
had learned that stress wasn't some abstract monster.
It was a collection of specific, identifiable triggers.
And once you knew your triggers, you could start
to disarm them.
The fight was far from over. But Billie knew, with
a newfound certainty, that she was on the right track.
She was learning to sail. And she was determined
to navigate the storms ahead.
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