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Published inChange Becomes YouWhat Is Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and Can It Really Heal Chronic Pain?Alternative medicine trend or science-based healing?May 21, 20221May 21, 20221
Published inILLUMINATIONI Have Been a Mother for Twenty Years — Here’s What Nobody Told MeI can say now that being a mother has been the best thing I have ever done. But I couldn’t always have said that.May 6, 20222May 6, 20222
Published inThe ViragoControl vs. Freedom: Learning to Let Go and TrustWe can either control ourselves or love ourselves, but we cannot do bothApr 19, 20221Apr 19, 20221
Published inKnow Thyself, Heal ThyselfTo the Fearless Warriors Fighting to Break Generational Cycles of TraumaI know the days are long, and hard — but see all you have already accomplished with the empty hands you were given.Mar 17, 20225Mar 17, 20225
Published inThe ViragoThe Rise of the Plus-Sized: Are We Being Progressive or Missing the Point?Why are we still making our bodies the most important thing about ourselves?Mar 5, 202213Mar 5, 202213
Published inThe ViragoI Posted a Photo in a Bikini — Here’s What Happened NextCan the culture of objectification ever really be changed?Mar 1, 202298Mar 1, 202298
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