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“Take What You Can Get,” Ladies….
“Take What You Can Get,” Ladies….
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A Contemplation On The Expectations Of Women
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Perspective changes everything
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An ode to ‘those women’
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Olivia Fisher
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Why I Would Choose The Bear Every Single Time
And what a man shouldn’t say in the Man vs. Bear discussion
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I Body Shamed a Stranger, and Now I’m Ashamed
I’ve never been less proud of myself
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I Believe People Are Just Like Cats
Embracing the inner kitty
Anne Hope
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Managing Mental Health and My Menstrual Cycle
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Navigating self-care and changes month after month
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Shame is Not Real
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It’s a construct used by the ego as a self-punishing tool. And here’s how you can heal it.
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It’s A Tradwife World
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Analyzing the TikTok trend that glamorizes the 1950s housewife.
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May 8
Words Speak Louder Than Actions
Words Speak Louder Than Actions
How the politics of fear play with impoverished Americans
Sandra Plourde
May 8
Dying at Thirty Wasn’t an Option
Dying at Thirty Wasn’t an Option
I thought death was my only choice, until I discovered another way of living…
Emily Tisshaw
May 8
When the Police Blamed Rape on My Short Skirt
When the Police Blamed Rape on My Short Skirt
And how my revenge made me feel more empty than vindicated
Maisie Archer
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What Imposter Feelings Taught Me About Parenthood?
What children need may not be perfect parents but those who grow to accept themselves just as they are
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Happy Mother’s Day
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How I Made Peace With My Mother as a Daughter Who Suffered.
How I Made Peace With My Mother as a Daughter Who Suffered.
The transition from piece of mind to peace of mind.
Shanjitha
May 7
I Want To Have Wrinkles
I Want To Have Wrinkles
Those lovely laugh lines
Livvy Skelton-Price
May 7
What People Miss When They Recommend That Women Delete Their Dating Apps
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Life Lessons I Learned from Living with a Narcissist
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They broke my heart but made me unbreakable: How I discovered my inner strength
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Finding Myself on My Yoga Mat
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Coping with chronic stress, I found yoga, the gift of peace
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Motherless on Mother’s Day
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A lot of people get the general gist that losing a mother might be hard. But you wouldn’t know it from some of the things people have said…
Tafadzwa L. Gwitimah
May 6
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