Things Worth Knowing with Farrah Storr

Things Worth Knowing with Farrah Storr

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A letter to the child I let go...
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A letter to the child I let go...

In 2018 Ruth Abrams terminated a pregnancy she felt ill-equipped to see through. Now six years later, she reflects on how the child she gave up allowed her to be the mother she is today.

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Some stories never get the chance to be told. And yet we know they are the stories thousands of women share, often in secret. As many of you know, the aim of Things Worth Knowing has always been to find the stories that other publications fail to give a platform to. This deeply affecting piece by new writer,

Ruth Abrams
is one such story.

Because when Ruth wrote t…

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Ruth is an academic and researcher based in the UK. She started her Substack, A Right to Write in 2024 as a way to reclaim the joy of writing.
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