Vladimir’s story | “There are times when I still struggle with depression, anxiety, and self-hatred. There are also times when I wonder if I have any capacity to love.”

Vladimir’s story | “There are times when I still struggle with depression, anxiety, and self-hatred. There are also times when I wonder if I have any capacity to love.”

My father has been married five times. My mother was his second wife. According to my father, I am responsible for the destruction of his third and fourth marriages because “I had not accepted the death of my mother.” I only have one memory of my birth mother. For...