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By Camila Sánchez-González

Have you ever broken a bone? If you have, then you probably have thought that you are considered to be physically broken. But what about all those individuals, including myself, who  have never broken a bone? Does that mean that we have never been broken? 

It is an interesting question to assess — what it is to be truly broken and whether we tie negativity within that brokenness. The interesting thing about bones and fractures is that most of them heal, and one is able to function afterward — sometimes better and stronger than before.