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Self-Injury Recovery

Emily was our guest speaker. Is recovery REALLY a possibility or are self-injurers doomed to a life of misery and self mutilation?. Emily is an 8th grade teacher who started self-injuring when she was 12. By the time she was a college senior, she was battling anorexia and severely injuring. The only thing that could help her was a treatment program. And it worked. Emily shares her story of pain and recovery from self-injury.

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