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  • Look Out for These Red Flags in Friendships

    Look Out for These Red Flags in Friendships

    With friends like these who needs enemies
    Go to the profile of Suzanna Quintana
    Suzanna Quintana
    Jan 28
    Is There Such a Thing as Objective Selfishness?

    Is There Such a Thing as Objective Selfishness?

    I have my doubts
    Go to the profile of Christina Sophia
    Christina Sophia
    Jan 27
    Bereavement, Self-Reflection, and Finding Peace

    Bereavement, Self-Reflection, and Finding Peace

    Gratitude comes at the most unlikely times
    Go to the profile of Frances Hickmott
    Frances Hickmott
    Jan 27
    I Fell for a Narcissist Then I Prayed for a Miracle

    I Fell for a Narcissist Then I Prayed for a Miracle

    It made me deny this powerful narcissistic truth
    Go to the profile of Colleen Sheehy Orme
    Colleen Sheehy Orme
    Jan 26
    The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Publications on Medium

    The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Publicatio...

    Use these mistakes as lessons to up your acceptance game
    Go to the profile of Suzanna Quintana
    Suzanna Quintana
    Jan 25
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    What I Learned About Forgiveness After Being Fired

    What I Learned About Forgiveness After Being Fired

    Premature forgiveness is simply denial and repression
    Go to the profile of Hakima T A N T R I K A
    Hakima T A N T R I K A
    Jan 25
    The Question Unhappily Married Women Need to Ask Themselves

    The Question Unhappily Married Women Need to Ask Themselves

    Is one word the reason you are staying married?
    Go to the profile of Colleen Sheehy Orme
    Colleen Sheehy Orme
    Jan 24
    Men Who Hate Women Who Say No

    Men Who Hate Women Who Say No

    The men in our lives who can’t accept when we draw the line
    Go to the profile of Rivka Wolf
    Rivka Wolf
    Jan 22
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    A Line I would Never Write

    A Line I would Never Write

    Writers are free to write whatever, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have boundaries.
    Go to the profile of Emily
    Emily
    Jan 21
    Is the Islamic Rule that Two Woman’s Testimony is the Equivalent of One Man’s Actually More Honest…

    Is the Islamic Rule that Two Woman’s Testimony is the Equivalent of...

    East and West, misogyny prevails
    Go to the profile of Aza Y. Alam
    Aza Y. Alam
    Jan 20
    My Life Is Easier Than Other Women’s Because I Have This

    My Life Is Easier Than Other Women’s Because I Have This

    I’m not clever, just lucky
    Go to the profile of Addie Page
    Addie Page
    Jan 20
    Stop Waiting for Permission to Leave Someone Who’s Hurting You

    Stop Waiting for Permission to Leave Someone Who’s Hurting You

    Time to put your relationship martyr days behind
    Go to the profile of Suzanna Quintana
    Suzanna Quintana
    Jan 20
    An Unwanted New Year’s Kiss

    An Unwanted New Year’s Kiss

    Misogynistic programming runs deep
    Go to the profile of Carin M. LaCount, O.D.
    Carin M. LaCount, O.D.
    Jan 19
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