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Metra's avatar

Not me getting a wee bit emotional realizing how much I'd missed your voice...and by voice, I mean your written words AND your spoken words. Your diction unlocked memories of watching you in different states of my own life: pre-kids-pre-Covid watching your videos at a job I hated when I should have been working, the Covid pantry-raiding at your parents videos when I was scared for the world and for my own kids' wellness. I'm just...glad you're back.

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Tess Koman's avatar

i am legitimately so touched to hear this and deeply appreciative that you shared it with me. thank you. i promise to try my best to be helpful once again. <3

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Ian Goldstein's avatar

Hi Tess, thank you for writing this. I'm going into surgery tomorrow so this is a helpful read. Glad you're back.

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Tess Koman's avatar

IAN. best of luck tomorrow, please keep me updated — i’m thinking of you, and i know i owe you an email!!

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Ian Goldstein's avatar

Thanks Tess!

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Lily's avatar

Great read!!

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pilferk's avatar

So much good advice and information in here. I love how you are bringing in some topic experts here to help shape and contextualize your own feelings and experiences. You got this. We all know you do.

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Tess Koman's avatar

thank you, thank you, thank you <3

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Stefanie Campanella's avatar

I used to have a list of foods in my phone too, excited to see you check each one off yours! I ate a graham cracker for the first time in 5 years this week and that makes me really happy!

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Chanel C's avatar

Just me tearing up at having also girl-bossed too close to the sun, and having had all those horrible, bad habits (that served me in the corporate climb!! I was good at it!) reaffirmed during the Covid days, and now dealing with the reality of needing to divorce my self-worth from my job now two months past termination… oof. This Is Hard. But this makes it a little easier :’)

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Tess Koman's avatar

it is so fucking hard. i don’t know how long it’s going to feel this way for us, but i do know we will get past it. one day! probably!! :) <3

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Ashley Faubion's avatar

You carried me through a layoff and a terrible toxic work environment. I was experiencing a huge "not cool job" moment, and you gave me space to daydream.....while working my crappy job. You have such a gift of communicating and I really admire you. I still think you need to do a YouTube channel of your child trying foods for the first time. Lol but then creepy weirdos would probably ruin it. 😂😂😂

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Elphie's avatar

Adore you. My daughter, also, Tess, had a lot of tummy issues; although, hers are nowhere in your vicinity. My hub and I have been a fan of yours for 6-7 years. We have gobbled up everything you have filmed and now I want to read everything you’ve written. Keep up with that authentic, this is what you get, attitude. We adore you—as is!

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Andrea Jorge's avatar

Tess- you continue to inspire me with your honesty and willingness to share your story. Thank you for writing this and sharing with the world. ❤️

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Scott hegler's avatar

Been watching you for many years….cant wait to see you back doing what you love…….

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Lianne Estefan's avatar

I have also recently been laid off (from federal government along with 10,000 of my dearest colleagues) and lost a chunk of my intestines several years ago. The timeline is different, but the reality of redefining yourself in the midst of trauma and illness and recovery is so raw and difficult and your voice is perfect for putting it into the world.

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