Mary Beth Spray 

@marybethspray
I am a writer who takes her armour off piece by piece in order to love herself. I used to mirror other people, but now I have put away their reflections and I belong to Mary Beth. My book was published December 3, 2024.

How do you answer this question?

How do I hope to be remembered?

This is beautiful.

“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing.

She goes where she will without pretense

And arrives at her destination

Prepared to be herself

And herself alone.”

—Maya Angelou

This is brilliant

Genocide as Western Value
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In Bed, the Kiss, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1892)

I want to read more articles like this!…75 yr old white woman

What White People Didn’t Get About Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance
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Be angry MB, no judgement

My anger is hard to find

Welcome back Emma. I actually looked for your substack when I didn't hear from you and realized you had taken a break. I have been on Substack for only a year. Actually, substack is my only social media ever. This month I have gotten the most subscribers so far. I'm addicted. Marybethspray@substack.com

I'm writing consistently every week …

Book mail and fireflies

Joe’s awareness is helpful and wise for me.

Yes, to what trauma teaches and yes to what healing teaches.

I've learned to stop judging my emotions as good or bad but rather to become curious about what messages they have for my growth and evolution.

This shifts the energy from feeling victimized to empowerment. When triggered, it becomes an opportunity to lean into those emotions and discover hidden beliefs we created about ourselves and the…