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Modern Women June Newsletter
Modern Women June Newsletter
How are you all doing out there?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jun 12
Modern Women Submission Guidelines — New & Revisied for 2024
Modern Women Submission Guidelines — New & Revisied for 2024
How to write for Modern Women
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 19, 2024
Modern Women: June Writing Prompts & Theme
Modern Women: June Writing Prompts & Theme
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jun 5
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for May
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for May
The pieces that stood out from an incredible month of Modern Women publishing
Brenda Covarrubias
Jun 1
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 7, 2024
Women In The Spotlight
Bringing the Metaphysical to the Page and Using Writing to Change Readers Lives
Bringing the Metaphysical to the Page and Using Writing to Change Readers Lives
An Interview With Kim Petersen
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jun 2
The 5 Women Who Stood Under Our Spotlight in 2024
The 5 Women Who Stood Under Our Spotlight in 2024
The most insightful interviews from our most boosted women writers
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 12
Latest Stories
Finding one’s purpose in life
Finding one’s purpose in life
An article on self-reflection and self-discovery
Sayantani
Jun 15
Look Closer. The Hair Is Talking.
Look Closer. The Hair Is Talking.
Read Between the Strands
Kashish Murarka
Jun 15
Some People Can’t be Pleased, So Why Stay on That Hamster Wheel to Nowhere?
Some People Can’t be Pleased, So Why Stay on That Hamster Wheel to ...
Are you a people pleaser like me?
Ruby Lee
Jun 15
The New Narrative: Career-Driven Lives of Younger Women
The New Narrative: Career-Driven Lives of Younger Women
Today, younger women are prioritizing their careers over traditional milestones, such as marriage.
Yvonne Pipkin
Jun 14
Being a Woman and a Mom: A Little Big Chaos
Being a Woman and a Mom: A Little Big Chaos
This isn’t a manifesto — it’s a confession
María in Bloom
Jun 14
Too Late to Get It Right: The Quiet Grief of What We Never Realised in Time
Too Late to Get It Right: The Quiet Grief of What We Never Realised...
A story about the slow, painful process of learning how to move on — and the quiet realisation of what truly mattered all along.
Nadja Gabbert
Jun 14
When Being the “Support Person” Gets Complicated:
When Being the “Support Person” Gets Complicated:
A personal reflection on boundaries, friendship, and the blurry lines of loyalty
Tina Louise Mackey
Jun 14
How are you?
How are you?
I hope you are doing well, but if not, let me help you …
Aranya Shukla
Jun 14
The Problem with “Choose Yourself” Culture
The Problem with “Choose Yourself” Culture
How social media advice often promotes emotional avoidance
idyl kiosen
Jun 14
She Could Have Just Left Him
She Could Have Just Left Him
I got the same callous questions that Cassie Ventura faces publicly. Here are my answers to them
Chloe Nazra Lee MD, MPH
Jun 14
Expat Life in Croatia is Disheartening
Expat Life in Croatia is Disheartening
I’ve become an accidental beach bum
Sarah Jayne Portelli
Jun 14
Hey Honey, I’m Borrowing Your Shirt!
Hey Honey, I’m Borrowing Your Shirt!
A mini-series on third-trimester experiences: Part 2
Tanya
Jun 13
How many reminders do you need?
How many reminders do you need?
Let’s start living and letting be
Luminary Pathway
Jun 13
Why We Need to Stop Babying Men Emotionally
Why We Need to Stop Babying Men Emotionally
What Happens When Boys Are Told Not to Cry — But Still Need to Love?
Chai MV
Jun 13
How Living in Your Masculine Energy Can Wreck Your Hormones (and Your Love Life)
How Living in Your Masculine Energy Can Wreck Your Hormones (and Yo...
Let’s get something straight: being in your masculine too much isn’t a flex — it’s a fast track to burnout, hormonal chaos, and…
Serene Wanderlust
Jun 13
China’s New Wave of Wellness
China’s New Wave of Wellness
From Yangsheng Sanctuaries to Face & Hair Washing Bars
Johanna Marie Pfab
Jun 13
The Chains of Honor
The Chains of Honor
Marriage as a Theft of Self for South Asian Women
MunibaKasi
Jun 13
This Is the Energy That Makes People Say “Who Is She?”👑
This Is the Energy That Makes People Say “Who Is She?”👑
She isn’t just lucky. She’s intentional. And you can be too.
Hirakishwar
Jun 13
The Root Problem of Our Society: It Starts in Early Childhood
The Root Problem of Our Society: It Starts in Early Childhood
Time To Wake Up!
Alina's Journey To Break Free
Jun 13
Love Marriage Punishable by Death
Love Marriage Punishable by Death
Couples kill for honour
mahwish qayyum
Jun 13
When I Stopped Shrinking Myself, Everything Changed
When I Stopped Shrinking Myself, Everything Changed
Over the years I smoothed my edges.
Tovia Sammy
Jun 13
Not All Sisters Are Sisters
Not All Sisters Are Sisters
When Women Look Down on Women: The Layers of Silence: How Caste, Class, and Gender Intersect to Define a Woman’s Place in Society
Silent Scars🌻
Jun 12
Miley Cyrus Said No to Raising Kids — Tyler Perry’s Straw Shows Why
Miley Cyrus Said No to Raising Kids — Tyler Perry’s Straw Shows Why
Motherhood is hard. Saying no is harder. Especially when the world still expects a yes.
Shawna Pearlson
Jun 12
Treat a Man Like a Human — You Might Find a Gem
Treat a Man Like a Human — You Might Find a Gem
Just because he’s not your type doesn’t mean he’s not your person
Sherene Jensen
Jun 12
STEM is Not Just for Geniuses: Why Liking It is Enough to Start
STEM is Not Just for Geniuses: Why Liking It is Enough to Start
We don’t need only prodigies — we need persistent, curious learners who choose to stay in the room when things get hard.
Margin Notes and Tea Stains
Jun 12
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