It's OK to Spit out and Breathe out
How learning to swim as an adult teaches me about boundaries and self care
My first visit to a swimming pool marred my relationship with water for the rest of my life. But I’ve decided to overcome this trauma, no matter how late in the game I am.

It was a hot summer’s day in the 1980’s Hong Kong. I walked gingerly along the slippery edge of a huge swimming pool in Victoria Park. Dressed in my…
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