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The Simplest Way to Make Every Day More “Spicy”
The Simplest Way to Make Every Day More “Spicy”
Pay attention to your daydreams, and practice “The Last Time.”
Kelsey Schaefer
Sep 14
Arranged Marriage or Love Marriage: The Real Key to Happiness
Arranged Marriage or Love Marriage: The Real Key to Happiness
Discovering What Truly Matters in Your Journey to Lasting Love
Smriti Kumari
Sep 14
Women And The Bank
Women And The Bank
1974 was the day of the credit score
Livvy Skelton-Price
Sep 14
Navigating Silence: My First Coming-of-Age Moment in New York City
Navigating Silence: My First Coming-of-Age Moment in New York City
What I Could Not Tell Mami
Luna@Latinx Bridges
Sep 14
I Bullied A Brown Girl
I Bullied A Brown Girl
Confessions from my teenage self
MeghanaSays
Sep 14
Rethinking What It Means to Be Brave
Rethinking What It Means to Be Brave
Why moving somewhere new isn’t the whole story of courage
Emmanuelle Ecrit
Sep 14
In the Company of Women
In the Company of Women
Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses… swapped back and forth and over again. ~…
Jody Lynn McBrien
Sep 14
Drifting Apart
Drifting Apart
She was part of our origin story, but I didn’t invite her to the wedding
Amarie Skrip
Sep 14
Men and Dogs
Men and Dogs
‘Relax, they are dogs, they will figure it out’ says the owner/parent of one dog as it is about to dip its fangs into my dog’s backside.
Nitya Muralidharan
Sep 14
I Helped My Mom Fold Both of My Brothers’ Clothes
I Helped My Mom Fold Both of My Brothers’ Clothes
The irony of excelling in house chores
Hilda Alexandra
Sep 13
Dealing With My Loneliness
Dealing With My Loneliness
Finding Comfort in Small Moments
Hina Tahir
Sep 13
Elle MacPherson’s Cancer Story Bears Similarities To Ours
Elle MacPherson’s Cancer Story Bears Similarities To Ours
A natural approach seems to have helped my husband
Susie Kearley MBA
Sep 13
Why Must Women Wear Pointed Toe Stilettos to Look Professional?
Why Must Women Wear Pointed Toe Stilettos to Look Professional?
Can she not succeed in ballet flats?
Swaroopa Gadgil
Sep 13
Women — The Uncelebrated Leaders
Women — The Uncelebrated Leaders
Leading Without Recognition
Dr. Tarannum Shaikh
Sep 13
The Pain of Outgrowing a Great Friend
The Pain of Outgrowing a Great Friend
Bonded by brokenness, fractured by healing
Anne Hope
Sep 13
Lessons From Motherhood
Lessons From Motherhood
A journey of growth
Keturah Fountaine
Sep 13
My Mother and I: First Love, Forever Love…
My Mother and I: First Love, Forever Love…
But It’s Complicated…
Karen Goldfarb
Sep 12
Do We Sometimes Sacrifice Too Much for No Good Reason?
Do We Sometimes Sacrifice Too Much for No Good Reason?
Why can’t we give ourselves the same care we give our loved ones?
S.M. Whiddon
Sep 12
There’s Just Too Much To Write About
There’s Just Too Much To Write About
Over-stimulation meets self-doubt.
Alexandria Roswick
Sep 12
First Date Protocol for Women
First Date Protocol for Women
How do you go on dates with men (your natural predator) safely and still find good partners? Risk assessment is the name of the game…
North Star
Sep 11
A Critique Of The Brute Force Method
A Critique Of The Brute Force Method
Why it’s inefficient and unhealthy and what to do about it
Kalle Georgiev
Sep 11
Being A Good Woman To The Wrong Man Will Break You.
Being A Good Woman To The Wrong Man Will Break You.
You must be willing to walk away early.
Real Life Topics Revealed
Sep 10
It’s Exhausting Proving that My Kid Has a Disability
It’s Exhausting Proving that My Kid Has a Disability
An unavoidable necessity to access support and services
Melissa Marietta
Sep 10
The Boy Who Didn’t Know How to Hug
The Boy Who Didn’t Know How to Hug
Emotional neglect leaves deep scars, but love and persistence will help the healing.
Britanny Levy
Sep 10
If I Were A Man
If I Were A Man
I wonder how different my life would turn out if I were a man
Samiksha Shrivastava
Sep 10
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