“I had exactly 32 minutes to shake off the suffocating sensation in my chest. My upper body compressed within itself, as if I had a human-sized rubber band wrapped around me. …”

In this memoir debut chapter, I recount on how I managed to handle an anxiety attack a few days after separating from my husband. It was the first day on a long path on which I learned to live an authentic life.

Closing the Gap

Read this episode at https://monicanastase.substack.com/p/closing-the-gap-chapter-1