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Oct 4
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Oct 1
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Sep 15
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Three Years On From Breast Cancer Here’s What I’d Like You To Know
Three Years On From Breast Cancer Here’s What I’d Like You To Know
Cancer is as much about life as it is about lumps
Grace Delphia
Oct 11
What Really Determines a Woman’s Success in Life: It’s Not Men or Her Family
What Really Determines a Woman’s Success in Life: It’s Not Men or H...
Unleashing Your Potential: A Woman’s Journey to Independence
Daphne Laffer
Oct 10
This Morning, I Yelled At My Kids
This Morning, I Yelled At My Kids
Understanding my anger and finding a way forward
Yashi Srivastava
Oct 10
Are Men and Women Biologically Programmed to Have Different Sexual Behaviours?
Are Men and Women Biologically Programmed to Have Different Sexual ...
Examining gendered sexual differences
Colleen Addison
Oct 10
Is the 50th Really That Different From All Previous Round Birthdays?
Is the 50th Really That Different From All Previous Round Birthdays?
The 50th isn’t about symbolism; it’s about the fundamental change
Ala Sheehy
Oct 10
How Ambition Almost Broke Me — and How Self-Care Saved Me
How Ambition Almost Broke Me — and How Self-Care Saved Me
Balancing Ambition and Well-Being: My Journey to Avoiding Burnout
Roopika J
Oct 10
If You Left Without an Option, You’re Brave
If You Left Without an Option, You’re Brave
Because You Chose the Path to Profound Inner Growth — A Journey That Is Never Easy
Hima
Oct 10
To Ghost and To be Ghosted
To Ghost and To be Ghosted
The dynamics of today’s communication
Anisha Singh
Oct 10
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women Empowerment for a New Era
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women Empowerment for a New Era
Leading Change, Empowering Future Generations
Ameliajhon
Oct 10
Reproductive Health and Breaking the Stigma Around Menstruation
Reproductive Health and Breaking the Stigma Around Menstruation
Menstruation, a natural biological process experienced by nearly half of the global population, is still shrouded in stigma, myths, and…
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Oct 10
Promises Broken: The Impact of Unfaithful Love
Promises Broken: The Impact of Unfaithful Love
Promises Forgotten: A Love Rewritten
Israrizwan
Oct 10
Connections that Invigorate the Soul
Connections that Invigorate the Soul
Who Makes You Happy Without Trying?
Waniadanish
Oct 10
Empowering Minds: Women’s Mental Wellness
Empowering Minds: Women’s Mental Wellness
Breaking Stigmas, Building Resilience
Elizabeth786
Oct 10
You did not know her
You did not know her
And perhaps neither did I
Elisa Robyn, PhD
Oct 10
How to Age Gracefully
How to Age Gracefully
Reflections on ageism and how to fight against it
Lily C. Fen
Oct 10
Truths I Know About Happiness That Most People Don’t
Truths I Know About Happiness That Most People Don’t
Please listen up if you want a happy life
Ali Williams
Oct 10
The Fearless Faces of the Goddess
The Fearless Faces of the Goddess
The divine feminine energy celebrated during the Indian festival of Navaratri
Swaroopa Gadgil
Oct 10
Substack Is My New Gaia Goddess Next to Medium
Substack Is My New Gaia Goddess Next to Medium
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Desiree Driesenaar
Oct 10
Perfect Love Imperfect sex
Perfect Love Imperfect sex
When everything works except the bedroom
Curious Questor
Oct 9
I’ve Had a Forced Digital Detox — I Missed You All
I’ve Had a Forced Digital Detox — I Missed You All
What I learned from a broken phone and the dark side of too much security
Bella Smith ⭐
Oct 9
Physically There, Emotionally Gone: The Hidden Abandonment in My Relationships
Physically There, Emotionally Gone: The Hidden Abandonment in My Re...
A reflection on the emotional abandonment I experienced in relationships where they promised never to leave, but left me feeling alone.
Nicole Lincoln
Oct 8
October 2024 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 2024 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Believing victims and providing support is critical for escape and healing to be possible
Nicole Dake
Oct 7
Alcohol, I am breaking up with you.
Alcohol, I am breaking up with you.
A shift in thinking that has made a world of difference.
Thoughts Along the Way
Oct 7
Who Tends The Orchard?
Who Tends The Orchard?
My current earworm — and yours too if you spend your time in a certain part of the internet — is the song Labour by Paris Paloma.
Julia Taylor
Oct 7
The Ghosts We Carry: Keeping Loved Ones Alive Within Us
The Ghosts We Carry: Keeping Loved Ones Alive Within Us
How Memories Shape Our Lives and Help Us Cope with Loss
Atifa Khan
Oct 6
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