Story By Caitlin Ammasen
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Caitlin Ammasen

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Book 1: "Too Much, Still Loved"
Updated at May 7, 2026, 17:36
She learned early that being “too much” was never said out loud—it was in the sighs, the pauses, the way people loved her in doses they could manage. So she got good at shrinking. At editing herself in real time. At smiling softer, talking less, needing less… or at least pretending she did.But what happens when the places you’ve made yourself small for can’t hold you anymore?Too Much, Still Loved follows a young woman navigating relationships, identity, and emotional burnout while trying to unlearn a lifetime of being told she is “intense,” “sensitive,” or “hard to handle.” After a major life shift forces her into solitude, she begins to confront the version of herself she’s been trying to outrun—the one who feels deeply, loves loudly, and breaks easily in a world that rewards numbness.Through messy friendships, complicated love, and uncomfortable self-awareness, she starts to realize something unsettling: maybe she was never too much. Maybe she was just never met fully.This is a story about unlearning shame, rebuilding self-worth, and discovering that being fully seen doesn’t mean being less—it means finally being real.
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