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S2 Ep4: Reclaiming Ugly with Vanessa Rochelle Lewis

Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

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How Did You Get Here?

"I've been bullied most of my childhood, if not my whole childhood," she says. "When someone doesn't love me, i'm like, what's going on? Why are you making such a mistake?" Her therapist outed her as gay and suggested that she get some help for her queerness. She was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder after years of therapy. The book is published by Simon & Schuster at an undisclosed price.

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