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Although my children were not allowed to contact

me, some of them would sneak out and call me
(they were teenagers after all), asking me to keep
fighting, as one of them was on the verge of

committing suicide.

It was difficult to “be present.” However, I
recognized that going to court to fight while “out
of my body” was not productive. I could not follow

what was going on.

I used my imagination to
attach “lead diving boots”

to my body when
entering the courthouse.
From then on, I stayed in

my body during the
hearings, and was better
able to follow what was
going on, as crazy and non-sensical as the

procedures were.

I also had the opportunity to get a myofascial
release treatment with two colleagues working

together, a chiropractor and a massage therapist.

In myofascial release, you allow your body to move
in whatever way it needs to. The practitioners are

there to support you, should you end up going off

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