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Four Ways You Unknowingly Body Shame Your Overweight Teenager
Four Ways You Unknowingly Body Shame Your Overweight Teenager
Your good intentions may be having the opposite effect
Margaret's Reflections
Jun 10
Gender or Performance — What Matters More To Get That Promotion?
Gender or Performance — What Matters More To Get That Promotion?
How gender quotas and outdated assumptions impacted me at the beginning of my career in a male-dominated environment
Alina Schwarz
Jun 9
Men Sexualized Me Before I Knew What Sex Was
Men Sexualized Me Before I Knew What Sex Was
My body has always been community property
Suzanna Quintana
Jun 9
There’s Only One Correct Way to Be a Woman
There’s Only One Correct Way to Be a Woman
None of us are free until all of us are free
Lena
Jun 7
Would This Serious Health Risk Have Been Diagnosed Sooner If I Had a Penis?
Would This Serious Health Risk Have Been Diagnosed Sooner If I Had ...
Asking for myself and about 4 billion friends
Laura Rosell
Jun 7
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If You’re Going to Lecture People About the Term “Narcissist” Then At Least Get Your Facts Straight
If You’re Going to Lecture People About the Term “Narcissist” Then At Least Get Your Facts Straight
The difference between experience, research, and copy & paste
Suzanna Quintana
Jun 5
Are (Straight) Men Better To Date When They Are Older?
Are (Straight) Men Better To Date When They Are Older?
Top ten ways older men get better and sweeter
Rhyena Halpern
Jun 3
How I Got My Orgasm Back
How I Got My Orgasm Back
Understanding your body’s signs
KL Hellenbach
Jun 2
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How To Avoid The “Emotional Woman” Trope
How To Avoid The “Emotional Woman” Trope
Just the facts, ma’am
Toni Hargis
Jun 1
Relationship Advice I Will Give My 15 Year Old Daughter
Relationship Advice I Will Give My 15 Year Old Daughter
The brutal lessons I learned too late
Margaret's Reflections
May 31
My Super Power is Building Walls; I May Need to Bulldoze Some
My Super Power is Building Walls; I May Need to Bulldoze Some
When your ‘powers’ require tweaking or retiring
Lori Welch Brown
May 28
Five Insidious Ways Trauma Affects Your Finances
Five Insidious Ways Trauma Affects Your Finances
The intersection of abuse and poverty
Margaret's Reflections
May 27
Divorcing a Narcissist is Like Negotiating with a Terrorist
Divorcing a Narcissist is Like Negotiating with a Terrorist
…it’s impossible and not a good idea
Christina Sophia
May 27
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