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Confronting the Past: Understanding My Experience Of Sexual Assault
Confronting the Past: Understanding My Experience Of Sexual Assault
Hoping my personal history can teach my daughter
Dawn D
Aug 8
Why People Like Me Can Easily Relate to Kamala Harris' Mixed-Heritage Dilemma
Why People Like Me Can Easily Relate to Kamala Harris' Mixed-Herita...
People like Trump expect us to choose a side, but the answer is "all of the above"
Ronke Babajide
Aug 6
Why I Gave Up On “Even” Parenting
Why I Gave Up On “Even” Parenting
Because it’ll never truly be fair
Sarah Stroh
Aug 5
Here’s How a Secure Person Responds to Unanswered Texts
Here’s How a Secure Person Responds to Unanswered Texts
Why secure people do not stress over unanswered messages
Oye Yvey
Aug 5
How to Stop Sabotaging Your Relationships in 2024
How to Stop Sabotaging Your Relationships in 2024
5 things you should never do to keep people in your life
Oye Yvey
Aug 4
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Redefining ‘Weird’: A Personal and Political Perspective
Redefining ‘Weird’: A Personal and Political Perspective
Don’t lump us weirdos in with Trump, please.
Jennifer Lily Marie
Aug 3
My Independence is Not About You
My Independence is Not About You
How life-altering events, changed my perspective on romantic love
Lyrical Lioness
Aug 2
The Hospital Nearly Killed My Daughter
The Hospital Nearly Killed My Daughter
My experience of pregnancy loss and the miracle that followed.
Dawn D
Aug 1
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I Sabotaged My Body With Men’s Intermittent Fasting Studies
I Sabotaged My Body With Men’s Intermittent Fasting Studies
The gender gap in health research is so dangerous for women
Maria Cassano
Jul 30
Men Still Aren’t Carrying the Mental Load — Is It Nature or Nurture?
Men Still Aren’t Carrying the Mental Load — Is It Nature or Nurture?
According to science, it’s both (sort of)
Maria Cassano
Jul 29
The Dog Who Healed My Heart
The Dog Who Healed My Heart
Bella loved me through two significant relationship breakups
True Love Tanya
Jul 27
I Lost My Virginity at the Age of 52 in Istanbul
I Lost My Virginity at the Age of 52 in Istanbul
No one is more surprised by this fact than me
DJ Squire
Jul 26
Like Diamonds and Herpes, Felonies are Forever
Like Diamonds and Herpes, Felonies are Forever
My plea bargain took more than my civil rights
Gina Dobson
Jul 26
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