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We don't seek the painful experiences that hew our identities, but we seek our identities in the wake of painful experiences.

We don't seek the painful experiences that hew our identities, but we seek our identities in the wake of painful experiences.

Andrew Solomon
Painful Experiences, Identity, Painful
"How Do Our Worst Moments Shape Us?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, andrewsolomon.com. August 01, 2014.

Fixing is the illness model; acceptance is the identity model; which way any family goes reflects their assumptions and resources.

Andrew Solomon
Acceptance, Identity, Way
Andrew Solomon (2014). “Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

Identity itself should be not a smug label or a gold medal but a revolution.

Andrew Solomon
Gold, Identity, Labels

Your gender identity is who you are. Sexual identity is who you bounce that off of.

Andrew Solomon
Identity, Gender, Bounce

Treating an identity as an illness invites real illness to make a braver stand.

Andrew Solomon
Real, Identity, Illness
Andrew Solomon (2014). “Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

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