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Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Andrea Pronk-De Palm

·Dec 1, 2021

Rolling With the Punches

How I Cope With My Changing Body — “What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” ― Maya Angelou There seems to be a nearly unlimited number of physical discomforts directly linked to The Change. Not that I…

Life

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Rolling With the Punches
Rolling With the Punches
Life

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Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Andrea Pronk-De Palm

·Nov 13, 2021

Sweating the Small Stuff in My Chaotic World

How Non-Issues to One Are Real Issues to Another “I am not young enough to know everything.” ― Oscar Wilde As I am writing down my thoughts and feelings, I am very aware of their insignificance in the big scheme of things. I wonder why I am writing at all…

Life

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Sweating the Small Stuff in My Chaotic World
Sweating the Small Stuff in My Chaotic World
Life

6 min read


Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Andrea Pronk-De Palm

·Jan 24, 2020

These Boobs, They Keep on Growing

…and that’s just what they’ll do — The Change seems to have its perks, after all The Change and Gravity aren’t the best of friends. But while the majority of my body seems to be drooping and sagging, my breasts are perkier than ever and even seem to be growing. Ironic. Once upon a time, this awkward, introvert teen seemed to wake up with what turned…

Women

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These Boobs, They Keep on Growing
These Boobs, They Keep on Growing
Women

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Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Andrea Pronk-De Palm

·Dec 31, 2019

A Eulogy for Flexibility

How to keep rolling with the punches as time goes by — “I don’t believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. And to alter now, cleanly and sanely, I want to shuffle off this loose living randomness: people; reviews; fame; all the glittering scales; and be withdrawn, and concentrated.” …

Womans Health

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An Eulogy for Flexibility
An Eulogy for Flexibility
Womans Health

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Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Andrea Pronk-De Palm

·Nov 17, 2019

A Fundamental Change

How ‘The Change’ affects a woman’s life I’m going through The Change, as is popularly said. Personally, I cannot help wondering what I am supposed to change into. …

Health

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A Fundamental Change
A Fundamental Change
Health

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Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Andrea Pronk-De Palm

·Nov 4, 2019

The Significance of November 1

A Day of Change November 1 is my — late — grandmother’s birthday. Although ‘Oma’ has long gone from my life, I still feel her presence to this day. For as long as I can remember, November 1 has been a special day for me. It signifies new endeavours or…

Family

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The Significance of November 1
The Significance of November 1
Family

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Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Andrea Pronk-De Palm

Writing editor with an inquisitive mind, an outwritten opinion and her Heart in the Write Place writes about writing, the creative process and (The) Change.

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