Wellbeing

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for when we don't know

The women know the answer

a yellow lightswitch on a purple wall

Please leave the light on, darling

Before I leave, please let me tell you a story

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Looksmaxxing: The Revival of Eugenic Beauty Standards We Didn't (?) See Coming

On my screen are uploaded images of teens pleading for cosmetic advice.

a small yellow bird on a blue, cloudy, and windy background

hometown's reprise

do you see that bird? the songbird. the one perched on top of that willow oak. right there.

a pale hand reaches up to pluck a green and red apple from a tree

Eight Poems to Welcome Spring

As much a poem about the arrival of spring as it is about budding hope in the face of despair, Mary Oliver’s “Spring” captures the quiet beauty of holding on in spite of the cold.

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New Chapters, But What About Our Old Hobbies?

Why were the only options to either go professional, be forced to not take my hobby seriously, or leave it all together? Where was the middle ground?

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Thyroid Case Study

She looks in the mirror and every week seems to feel extra weight digging into her heels. The pressure overflowed from her shoulders onto her chest. 

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Dangerous Woman

It is ingrained in us that incessant work is essential and rest is a luxury. But where does this mindset come from? 

the heart and other organs

The Fault Lines on My Body

I must feed my body and soul

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Finding Beauty in a Body that Moves