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Perfection Almost Ruined My Art Career: Here’s What I Learned When I Let Go
Perfection Almost Ruined My Art Career: Here’s What I Learned When I Let Go
An artist’s story about feeling “good enough”
Kerry Beall
Sep 23
Uglies vs. Pretties: A Battle for Humanities Soul
Uglies vs. Pretties: A Battle for Humanities Soul
In Netflix’s newest release, “Uglies,” a futuristic dystopian world exists where beauty is humanity’s salvation and is available to all…
Paying Attention
Sep 23
How I Teach My Kids Minimalism
How I Teach My Kids Minimalism
(A Heavenly Experience Of Motherhood)
Saikatabassum
Sep 23
If You Had a Moment of Weakness and Slept with Someone Else, Here’s What You Should Do
If You Had a Moment of Weakness and Slept with Someone Else, Here’s...
Rebuilding Trust and Forgiveness After Infidelity
Daphne Laffer
Sep 23
It’s the Men Who Are Bad At Sex…Who Benefit Most from Pressing Purity Culture onto Women
It’s the Men Who Are Bad At Sex…Who Benefit Most from Pressing Puri...
If you only ever had sex with one person, and that is all you have to go on, you might believe that it was good.
North Star
Sep 23
Befriending My Bully
Befriending My Bully
Learning about friendship from the 5th Grade Mean Girls
Amarie Skrip
Sep 23
In My Experience Girlfriends Are Overrated
In My Experience Girlfriends Are Overrated
That's why I don’t have any
Amy Chambers
Sep 23
I’m Being Forced Out of My House
I’m Being Forced Out of My House
The reality of moving out when you’re not ready
aishwarya arun kumar
Sep 23
The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Embracing Feminine Energy
The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Embracing Feminine Energy
Nurturing Self-Love and Inner Peace
Hina Tahir
Sep 23
Years Later I Finally Understand My Mother’s Rage
Years Later I Finally Understand My Mother’s Rage
what goes around comes around and very little changes
Chantelle Atkins
Sep 22
The Best Employees are Post-Maternity Mothers.
The Best Employees are Post-Maternity Mothers.
Here’s Why.
Maha Jabbar
Sep 20
The First Time I Went to the Gym I Ended up Crying
The First Time I Went to the Gym I Ended up Crying
Giving new experiences a proper chance.
Laura Tavarez
Sep 20
Redefining Worth
Redefining Worth
Letting go of my need for validation
Elle Hypatia Morse
Sep 20
If He Wanted to He Would…
If He Wanted to He Would…
I spent many years with various men who only saw me as a manic pixie dream girl, but one man treated me differently and I thought it was…
Nicole Lincoln
Sep 20
A 68-Year-Old Woman’s Cry: The Pain of Unwanted Family Gatherings
A 68-Year-Old Woman’s Cry: The Pain of Unwanted Family Gatherings
When Family Gatherings Become a Burden
Elaine Ford
Sep 20
After The Attack: The Real Battle
After The Attack: The Real Battle
Here’s Why 99% Of Women Will Not Report Abuse
Barbara Carson Todd
Sep 20
Persevering Through Uncertainty: Everyday Life and the Price of Social Media
Persevering Through Uncertainty: Everyday Life and the Price of Soc...
Finding freedom from technology.
Alexandra Papoutsis
Sep 20
To Human Perseverance
To Human Perseverance
and why struggle is good for us
aishwarya arun kumar
Sep 20
Is My Mommy Happy?
Is My Mommy Happy?
Your 30-year-old daughter is wondering
Effie Liouta
Sep 20
Why I Embrace This Practice Every Morning
Why I Embrace This Practice Every Morning
The magic is in doing it anyway even if you think it’s not real
Shelley Marenka ~ A lover of all things beautiful
Sep 20
What It’s Like Ten Years After Weight Loss Surgery
What It’s Like Ten Years After Weight Loss Surgery
My decade without bread
S.M. Whiddon
Sep 19
Your Mindset Tweak for Success and Happiness
Your Mindset Tweak for Success and Happiness
One of the most powerful changes you can make in your life.
Kelsey Schaefer
Sep 19
Wait, I Have An Older Brother?
Wait, I Have An Older Brother?
How a DNA test revealed an unexpected truth
Connie Raley-Rose
Sep 19
Why We Need Men to Start Reading Books by Women
Why We Need Men to Start Reading Books by Women
It’s long overdue for us to take female writers seriously
Y.L. Wolfe
Sep 18
Mothers Are Supposed to Love, and Support — Not Compete
Mothers Are Supposed to Love, and Support — Not Compete
How my friend was gaslighted by her mother
JoJo M
Sep 17
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