The subtle magic of unlearning, through ritual

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A friend recently shared some personal news: a diagnosis of OCD. While the news surprised me, it also got me thinking about how deeply personal that information was to share, and how vulnerable sharing that must have been for them, and also deeply, how deeply personal are all of the rituals we create, uphold, and endure throughout our lives, many of them invisible to others.