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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Alicia on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Being Lost Is The Point]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:29:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When Forever Isn’t Meant to Last]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 03:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Life You’re Surviving vs. The Life You Desire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/the-life-youre-surviving-vs-the-life-you-desire-02d8f2445ae4?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/736/1*ZctytTVdJR5Av1j3fPkqyQ.jpeg" width="736"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">What it takes to move from survival into something softer and more yours.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/the-life-youre-surviving-vs-the-life-you-desire-02d8f2445ae4?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 18:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Art of Landing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/the-art-of-landing-d89aa7c6e040?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*BvcveG0d4v-Bzgj_" width="4024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Learning to live without the weight..</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/the-art-of-landing-d89aa7c6e040?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 02:11:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[To The Women Who Have Had To Mother Themselves]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/to-the-women-who-have-had-to-mother-themselves-1151a13ac778?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/736/1*0pGcQ46kqv2XHS9UgxhRkw.jpeg" width="736"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">My reflection on longing, healing, and what it means to give yourself the love you needed.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/to-the-women-who-have-had-to-mother-themselves-1151a13ac778?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 03:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Some People Stay Gone, and Why We Keep Hoping They’ll Return]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/why-some-people-stay-gone-and-why-we-keep-hoping-theyll-return-6bbb88511f59?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*XBGaylfmHol_Ae43Q_JgVg.jpeg" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Sometimes staying away feels safer than showing up broken.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/why-some-people-stay-gone-and-why-we-keep-hoping-theyll-return-6bbb88511f59?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 02:51:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Were Never Meant to Outrun Ourselves]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/we-were-never-meant-to-outrun-ourselves-6f5cb2900ad0?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/736/1*UKbJeuYp-LllZWfbjmsbAQ.jpeg" width="736"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Releasing, remembering and returning home to ourselves.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/we-were-never-meant-to-outrun-ourselves-6f5cb2900ad0?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:15:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What I Lost in Grief & What I Found Within Myself]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/what-i-lost-in-grief-what-i-found-within-myself-ee41ff0a8671?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/736/1*VYNlbhELjDXQ3zPbg2WQYw.jpeg" width="736"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">How I learned to honor you without losing me.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@spacesinus/what-i-lost-in-grief-what-i-found-within-myself-ee41ff0a8671?source=rss-1e26dd353c0c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 04:03:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When The Past Sends A Message]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:58:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Fear of Being Seen Again — And Trusting My Wings Anyway]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:20:15 GMT</pubDate>
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