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A Fracture in Life

The gift of pain and the retirement scam

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Jen Cook
Feb 11, 2025
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The other day, I heard a phrase that I can’t forget.

A fracture in your life.

It refers to when something so painful occurs and causes such a dramatic shift in your life that it is a gift.

For me, that moment was losing my mom in 2020.

Grief is a complicated web of emotions – especially losing a parent you’re close to and especially when it’s your mom. My m…

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