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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
All the help you’ll need in one place
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
Still, I Stayed
Still, I Stayed
— What 26 Years of Marriage Taught Me About Love
Luna Tsumika
Jun 18
How minimalism fixed my marital relationship
How minimalism fixed my marital relationship
(Less possession, less stress)
Saikatabassum
Jun 18
Dear Romantic Girl: Your Softness Is Not a Liability
Dear Romantic Girl: Your Softness Is Not a Liability
The world told you to toughen up. But what if your open heart is your greatest strength?
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Jun 18
Before My Period, Hungry. During, Still Hungry. After? Guess What.
Before My Period, Hungry. During, Still Hungry. After? Guess What.
My honest reflection on the endless cycle of craving, comfort, and emotional hunger.
𝒞𝒶𝓇𝓂𝑒𝓃
Jun 18
Becoming the Woman I Needed When I Was Younger
Becoming the Woman I Needed When I Was Younger
A quiet little shift slides into place
Tovia Sammy
Jun 18
Hey Honey, Can You Pass the Dates?
Hey Honey, Can You Pass the Dates?
A mini-series on third-trimester experiences: Part 3
Tanya
Jun 18
Why Oktoberfest Construction Starts in June (Yes, Really)
Why Oktoberfest Construction Starts in June (Yes, Really)
Because building a beer-fuelled pop-up city for 6 million people takes time
Georgia
Jun 18
Bittersweet Love, Here’s Mine
Bittersweet Love, Here’s Mine
Not every love is soft. Some are sharp, stubborn, and unforgettable.
TwinQuills
Jun 18
Life’s Wild Ride: You Never Know What’s Next
Life’s Wild Ride: You Never Know What’s Next
Seriously, try making plans. Life just laughs and throws a glitter bomb.
Ayyagari Rashmi
Jun 18
My Husband Stockpiles the Stuff — But I am Pregnant… with Diabetes
My Husband Stockpiles the Stuff — But I am Pregnant… with Diabetes
Finding balance when one of you is eating with rules, and the other… isn’t
Julija - HIgedi CEO & founder
Jun 17
The Day We Took Off the Bra — And Everything Else That Didn’t Fit Us Anymore
The Day We Took Off the Bra — And Everything Else That Didn’t Fit U...
Choosing comfort in a world that demands performance
Comet N.
Jun 17
Facing The Fear of Cancer Screening Tests
Facing The Fear of Cancer Screening Tests
The Yearly Pink Envelope I Didn’t Want to Open
Helen Nomura
Jun 17
I Do…. And Then What?
I Do…. And Then What?
I Do to What I Am Doing…
Ayyagari Rashmi
Jun 17
They Say “Not All Men” Until These 4 Things Happen to Them
They Say “Not All Men” Until These 4 Things Happen to Them
I need answers
𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑰 ✨✨
Jun 17
For Most of My Life, I Measured My Worth by What I Could Achieve
For Most of My Life, I Measured My Worth by What I Could Achieve
Stepping off the hamster wheel of success taught me where real worth comes from
The Quiet Shift
Jun 17
My Personal Beef With 2010s Fashion
My Personal Beef With 2010s Fashion
And why I hated going shopping
Victoria Kelliher, M.Ed. School Counseling
Jun 17
Why I Started Medium
Why I Started Medium
initially it was to earn few bucks, and I won’t be lying it still is one of the primary wishes (more like a wishful thinking) but along the…
Ash | Pehchaan: Self Growth
Jun 17
Payback’s a Teen Daughter: How My Kid Made Me Reflect on How I Treated My Mom
Payback’s a Teen Daughter: How My Kid Made Me Reflect on How I Trea...
We take our moms for granted, until we have our own children
Melissa Marietta
Jun 16
What Makes a Woman?
What Makes a Woman?
A Human Story Beyond Just Biology deeper human meaning of womanhood beyond gender binaries.
Silent Scars🌻
Jun 16
The Silent Weight of Motherhood No One Talks About
The Silent Weight of Motherhood No One Talks About
I’d feel the pressure rise, and I’d literally grip my neck — like I could stop the breaking before it started
Maureenabuor
Jun 16
The Healing Flow: Discovering Ashtanga Yoga on a Soul Journey
The Healing Flow: Discovering Ashtanga Yoga on a Soul Journey
Have you ever heard about Ashtanga yoga? If not, and you are dealing with anxiety, or just curious, want to deepen your spiritual path.
Krisztina Safranyik
Jun 16
I left home when I was nine
I left home when I was nine
How being a boarding school survivor affected my parenting
Marama Carmichael Kishimoto
Jun 16
I’m Not an Overthinker — I’m a Strategist
I’m Not an Overthinker — I’m a Strategist
Call it hypervigilance if you want. I call it staying alive.
A.L. Bellettiere (Anna Louise Bellettiere-Kuyper)
Jun 16
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
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