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“Taiga”
Doer and Dreamer, happy anywhere the snow flies.
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Stigma, shame, and mental illness
Shame researcher (and storyteller) Brené Brown defines the difference between guilt and shame as the difference between feeling that you’ve…
Shame researcher (and storyteller) Brené Brown defines the difference between guilt and shame as the difference between feeling that you’ve done something wrong and feeling that you are something wrong. “Shame is a focus on self; guilt is a focus on behavior.” Stigma, meanwhile, in my words, is the extreme societal disapproval for those who differ from the cultural “norm.” These definitions are something I’d given little thought to until I was diagnosed with a heavily stigmatized mental…
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Creating the perfect “Others day”
In a perfect world, there would be a day devoted not only to aunts and mothers, but to the childless members of the Otherhood. What would…
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I’m Stealing Otherhood
When I was growing up (a process that I’ll admit continued well into my twenties), I never dreamed of having children. Instead, I dreamed…
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Should I browse for dates online like I browse for music?
Since the advent of on-demand, online music streaming services like Spotify and Rdio, I have fallen in love with music all over again…
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Facebook and Engineering the Public
It’s not what’s published (or not), but what’s done
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I Quit Liking Things On Facebook for Two Weeks. Here’s How It Changed My View of Humanity
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How My Job Saved Me
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