And this is the chapter where I throw myself under the bus! In this final episode of season one of peaches: the podcast!, I talk about how I hurt another woman for my own gain, and how not apologizing properly for what I did ate away at my Soul for years afterwards. In its sister chapter, CHAPTER SEVEN: ONCE UPON A TIME, I speak about how my heart was broken by another woman. But I don’t feel that it’s fair for me to speak about how much pain I was subjected to without recognizing that I, too, am capable of creating that same kind of pain for others. In order to show that I understand that we’re all human and still learning how to be and behave in a world looking to dismantle rape culture, in CHAPTER EIGHT: HAPPILY EVER AFTER, I expose my own imperfections. By exploring a situation in which I did not lead with kindness, through diving into the science of apologizing, and by leaning on the wisdom of Caroline Myss, I put a very important concept in drag with desperate hopes that we can begin to reintegrate it back into our everyday practices again. I sincerely believe that if we do this, healing and reconciliation will become much more safe and accessible. And if there is anything I can receive and/or witness after the seven + year hell rodeo I was put through, even just an iota more of genuine healing and reconciliation will have made the whole experience worth it.