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A.L. Bellettiere (Anna Louise Bellettiere-Kuyper)

The Lie of “Coming to Terms”

What if healing isn’t peace — but the right to stay angry?

1d ago

The Lie of “Coming to Terms”

1d ago

A.L. Bellettiere (Anna Louise Bellettiere-Kuyper)

When You Don’t Look Broken Enough to Be Believed

Living with epilepsy, CPTSD, and dysphoria in a world that only recognizes pain when it performs

Apr 18

A woman lies face-down on a bed in soft lighting, her hair covering part of her face. Her expression is unreadable — only one eye is barely visible. The image conveys emotional exhaustion, vulnerability, and quiet pain.

Apr 18

Keith R Wilson

Is Your Doctor Going the Way of the Family Farm?

I used to be a farmer. I should say, I used to be a farmer the way farmers used to be. I raised pigs, chickens, goats, and cows. I tried to…

Apr 17

Is Your Doctor Going the Way of the Family Farm?

Apr 17

Rick Gabe

Our Dating Choices — and Politics

Popping the question…who did you vote for?

Apr 13

Our Dating Choices — and Politics

Apr 13

Keith R Wilson

You Are Not a Noun

Back when I worked at a large mental health clinic, the receptionist came into the lunchroom and said a vampire had stopped by and was…

Mar 31

You Are Not a Noun

Mar 31

Dave Jolly

Rising Above the Madness

How to help in a time of aching despair

Mar 27

Rising Above the Madness

Mar 27

Stephen Pao

Low Trust in Government

Why I’m calling into legislators to fix the system itself

Mar 18

Low Trust in Government

Mar 18

Sue E OConnor, MD

A Father with a Plan: A Trinity of Doctors

My father could have given Asian parents a masterclass on goading children into STEM success. He was a very devout Catholic but had the…

Mar 13

Mar 13

Sue E OConnor, MD

Runner’s High

Can’t talk right now trying to keep up with Godzilla

Mar 9

Runner’s High

Mar 9

Dave Jolly

Riding the King Trump Train Straight to Hell

The arrow of agony aimed at the heart of America

Mar 1

Riding the King Trump Train Straight to Hell

Mar 1

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