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Age of Empathy

We publish high-quality personal essays, humor essays, and writer interviews. Our goal is to provide a place for experienced writers to share authentic stories and connect with others, collectively celebrating a common passion, striving toward an age of empathy.

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Anxiety

lorijeancreative in Age of Empathy

Catastrophantasizing

Take that, DSM V!

Ashley Quinn Kibby (Ashbunny) in Age of Empathy

A moving box sits on a table with the words “Moving Day”

Help! I’m Dysrelocated

When the mental load of moving is too heavy

Dana DuBois in Age of Empathy

Open passport with many stamps

We Leave for Europe One Week from Today. Why Am I Terrified?

Our passports are ready. My heart–and my…

Mad Midori in Age of Empathy

City Trips & Anxiety: How I Learned To Enjoy the Urban Jungle Again

Not freaking out amidst the crowds…

Martha Manning, Ph.D. in Age of Empathy

Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

It’s a powerful question that starts early and lasts a…

Annie Avery 🦋 in Age of Empathy

A T-Rex figure lies smeared on its back in a meadow. A Ferris wheel can be seen in the distance.

PERSONAL ESSAY

Facing My Deepest Fear: When My Worries of an Accident Came True

Alisa Childress in Age of Empathy

Are we all crazy, or is it just me?

My very real struggles with mental health

Tripping Up Stairs in Age of Empathy

Humour | Rant

“How Was Your Week Away?”

Do you really want me to answer that?

Carly Newberg in Age of Empathy

I Wish I Wasn’t So Self-Aware

It’s hard to take the compliment when I feel so drained by my awareness

Ashley Quinn Kibby (Ashbunny) in Age of Empathy

Postpartum Anxiety and the Strange World of Fear

With PPA, even my husband is suspect