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Dancing at the Pink Pony Club with Chappell Roan

Dancing at the Pink Pony Club with Chappell Roan

My daughter’s big stage dancing debut at The Grammy’s proved to be the perfect fit
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Michele Maize
My Years of No Rest, No Relaxation, Just Teenage Angst and a Lot of Green Day

My Years of No Rest, No Relaxation, Just Teenage Angst and a Lot of Green Day

And on reconnecting with my beloved band at the bitter age of 30
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Just Norah
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The Thought-osphere

The Thought-osphere

Manifesting Your Heart’s Desire
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Debra Emerson
Why Do a Triathlon?

Why Do a Triathlon?

My Inspiring Story
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Ken D Foster
Dear Keyboard Experts. I Give Up, You Win.

Dear Keyboard Experts. I Give Up, You Win.

It Must be Exhausting Being the Expert in Everything.
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
I Proposed at 6:30 AM on Four Hours of Sleep

I Proposed at 6:30 AM on Four Hours of Sleep

And it was the most perfect mess I’ve ever created
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Varun Joshi
What I Learned From Climbing a Telephone Pole

What I Learned From Climbing a Telephone Pole

Lessons that shaped my life
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Andy Spears
I Broke Women to Prove I Was a Man — And I Still Carry the Shame

I Broke Women to Prove I Was a Man — And I Still Carry the Shame

What I learned about shame, love, and the damage I left behind
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Kompunt Jindawat | Leadership Stories
What My Dad Taught Me Without Saying a Word

What My Dad Taught Me Without Saying a Word

Lessons in silence
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Russell Beck
The World Didn’t Make Me Fearful. It Made Me Softer.

The World Didn’t Make Me Fearful. It Made Me Softer.

Travel didn’t teach me caution. It taught me trust.
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Brian Rosta
Momma’s Shame

Momma’s Shame

It’s Not Mine Anymore
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Stefanie K
An Email That Brought Me to Tears

An Email That Brought Me to Tears

I wasn’t alone, I couldn’t stop crying
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Andy Spears
I Didn’t Defend Myself. I Defended My Team — And Everything Changed

I Didn’t Defend Myself. I Defended My Team — And Everything Changed

A quiet moment of leadership that changed a team forever.
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Kompunt Jindawat | Leadership Stories
I Chased You Like a Lost Puppy and Now You’re Dead

I Chased You Like a Lost Puppy and Now You’re Dead

The ex who helped change my self-esteem is no longer here
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
The Yoga of Grief

The Yoga of Grief

Grief isn’t The Problem, it’s Running Away
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Mangal-arti
We’re All Faking It, a Little

We’re All Faking It, a Little

What quiet insecurity taught me about wearing masks
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Brian Rosta
Nocturnal Panic Attack?

Nocturnal Panic Attack?

-my bodies delayed reaction after an EMDR session addressing childhood trauma
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Gina DiGuardia
I Wrote a Secret Letter to My Ex-Husband

I Wrote a Secret Letter to My Ex-Husband

It was never posted, but I still wonder if he read it
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Marcia Abboud
When Life Pulls Back the Mask, Here’s What You’ll Find

When Life Pulls Back the Mask, Here’s What You’ll Find

Life Doesn’t Change Us — It Reveals Us
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Ana M Paret
The Balance is Bearing Zero

The Balance is Bearing Zero

an essay beginning and ending at a wholesale retailer
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Joseph Cusi Tian-Delamerced
I Cut Out Added Sugar and My Life is Forever Changed

I Cut Out Added Sugar and My Life is Forever Changed

The simple change that fixed everything
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Varun Joshi
Too Many Cooks:

Too Many Cooks:

How Video Editors Can Manage Chaotic Client Feedback
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Jake Blackman
How I Learned to Find Success in Every Day

How I Learned to Find Success in Every Day

Redefining success through presence, not pressure
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The Quiet Shift
The Maze Back Open for Submissions

The Maze Back Open for Submissions

June was a doozy and many things slipped my mind
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Michele Maize
A Psychiatrist and a Social Worker at Gate 88

A Psychiatrist and a Social Worker at Gate 88

Generations apart but mentally in sync at LAX
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Traversing Therapist
How Quitting Writing Made Me Find Myself

How Quitting Writing Made Me Find Myself

I felt beyond lost in the woods because I was too focused on the trees.
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Becca CO 🌵
The Dream, Rewritten

The Dream, Rewritten

What happens when the story you dreamed of is replaced with the one you were meant to live?
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Angelique Koeman
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