By Natalie Hayden When You’re Immunocompromised, Getting “Back to Normal” Looks Different
As the weight of stay-at-home orders lift around the country, I find my mom guilt getting heavier. I’m an immunocompromised…
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By Her View From Home Our Friendship Was Right For the Season, But We’ve Both Moved On
I’m the friend who's moving on. It’s not a falling out, the friendship has simply run its course and now…
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By Amber Palmer Dear Old Friends, I Miss You
Dear old friends, I miss you. I miss you so much it hurts sometimes. After college, we tried hard at…
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By Jacalyn Wetzel Speak Up Even When it’s Uncomfortable—We’ve Been Waiting For You
Your comfort is not priority. As you sit around your family tables rubbing sleep from your newly-awakened eyes, remember your…
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By Tiffany Rodriguez Everyone Needs a Drop-Everything Friend
Do you need a hug/crying partner right now? I can meet you. This was the text I received from my…
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By Briana Bradley Wilson Dear Twentysomething, I Pray You’ll Embrace What Comes Next
Dear twentysomething woman leaving Target, I have to tell you something. I promise there’s more. I saw you and your…
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By Kristen Cherry I’m a Woman Without Close Friends, and Here’s Why
I don’t have girlfriends. It feels pathetic. How does one go 38 years without developing a single drop-everything-and-be there-for-you friendship?…
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By Jehava Brown Dear White Moms, This is What I Need You To Know
Dear white moms, You are my friends. You are my sisters. We are the same in more ways than we…
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Anxiety, You’re Not Welcome Here Any Longer
Anxiety moved in when I was 15 years old. Her first gift was a panic attack that played out for…
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By Meg Duncan Maybe It Starts Simply By Saying, “I Hear Your Hurt.”
For years I haven't put much thought to racism. I'm ashamed to say it, but it's true. I've been taught…
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By Tina Szymczak Go Ahead and Call Me Fat
"I'm fat, old, and out of shape," I said in a matter of fact way as I entered the van.…
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The Sister I Had is Gone Now That She’s a Mother
No one talks about the loss that happens when you become an aunt. No one talks about what you lose.…
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