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How to Really, Truly See Yourself

How to Really, Truly See Yourself

a requiem for lost time and a primer for the future
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Savala Nolan
Jul 12, 2022
Body Inventory

Body Inventory

On loving the body I live in and with
Go to the profile of Cai Emmons
Cai Emmons
Feb 15, 2022
What You Don’t Know About Teachers

What You Don’t Know About Teachers

Reflections on 21 months of pandemic teaching
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Carley Moore
Dec 3, 2021
Overthinking the Face

Overthinking the Face

A micro essay
Go to the profile of Lisa Renee
Lisa Renee
Sep 27, 2021
Thoughts I Have While Looking at the Freckle on the Back of Your Ear

Thoughts I Have While Looking at the Freckle on the Back of Your Ear

I just noticed it
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Ben Kassoy
Sep 13, 2021
I’ve Had an Imaginary Glob of Peanut Butter in My Throat for 9 Months

I’ve Had an Imaginary Glob of Peanut Butter in My Throat for 9 Months

Dispatches from the weird world of conversion disorders
Go to the profile of Jennie Young
Jennie Young
Jul 8, 2020
I Like Myself Better When I’m Fatter

I Like Myself Better When I’m Fatter

I’ve been fat and I’ve been thin, but I think I like myself best when I stop caring so much
Go to the profile of Nicole Peeler
Nicole Peeler
May 15, 2020
What It’s Like to Have an Eating Disorder During Lockdown

What It’s Like to Have an Eating Disorder During Lockdown

A cupboard full of canned goods triggers my deepest insecurities
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Cara Roe
Mar 15, 2020
The Quiet Prejudice of ‘You Are Not Fat, You Have Fat’

The Quiet Prejudice of ‘You Are Not Fat, You Have Fat’

This popular phrase might be comforting, but it also perpetuates weight stigma
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Your Fat Friend
Apr 1, 2020
A Pregnant Woman’s Body Is Not Her Own
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A Pregnant Woman’s Body Is Not Her Own

And it’s not yours, either
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Lindsay Hunter
Mar 21, 2018
The Art of Walking Slowly

The Art of Walking Slowly

When a back injury slowed my pace, it also changed my relationship with my city
Go to the profile of Cassie Archdeacon
Cassie Archdeacon
Aug 20, 2019
What My Effed-Up Spine Taught Me About Trauma

What My Effed-Up Spine Taught Me About Trauma

Sometimes, our bodies hold stories that keep us trapped in pain
Go to the profile of Mary Poindexter McLaughlin
Mary Poindexter McLaughlin
Aug 16, 2019
I Ran to Escape My Problems. Then Running Became One.

I Ran to Escape My Problems. Then Running Became One.

I wanted to listen to my body — instead, I made it scream
Go to the profile of Anna Held
Anna Held
Aug 14, 2019
Working Through My Trauma, One Fetish at a Time

Working Through My Trauma, One Fetish at a Time

What would sexuality even feel like without all this pain?
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Darcy Reeder
Aug 13, 2019
How I embraced my inner corpse

How I embraced my inner corpse

Lessons from inside a coffin
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Mortality Minded
Aug 9, 2019
A Study in Gaps

A Study in Gaps

Finding meaning in the spaces between
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Leah Pellegrini
Aug 8, 2019
My Husband Will Probably Get Dementia. I’ll Probably Have Cancer.

My Husband Will Probably Get Dementia. I’ll Probably Have Cancer.

I’m afraid my family history of cancer will catch up with me — and that dementia will come for my husband
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Shaunta Grimes
Aug 6, 2019
I Didn’t Understand Consent Until #MeToo

I Didn’t Understand Consent Until #MeToo

For so many years, I accepted that my body belonged to the men in my life
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Yael Wolfe
Aug 5, 2019
When Thin People Hurt Fat People Out of Love

When Thin People Hurt Fat People Out of Love

Their bigotry, they tell themselves, is for my own good
Go to the profile of Your Fat Friend
Your Fat Friend
Aug 2, 2019
I Didn’t Want Kids Until I Began Transitioning

I Didn’t Want Kids Until I Began Transitioning

Creating a family of my own felt impossible until I rejected the confines of society — and biology
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Nicola Dinan
Jul 25, 2019
Cutting My Hair Set Me Free

Cutting My Hair Set Me Free

My extra-long locks were a symbol of ownership and dominance, which is why I chopped my tailbone-touching mane
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Maya Strong
Jul 8, 2019
The Art of Staying Sober

The Art of Staying Sober

People need more than support; they need solutions, alternatives, and creative thinking
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Benjamin Davis
Jul 25, 2019
My Bogeyman’s Name Is Cancer
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My Bogeyman’s Name Is Cancer

Ignorance is bliss, but not when it comes to hereditary illness
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Olivia Semple
Jul 2, 2019
I Am Who I Am Because of My Stutter

I Am Who I Am Because of My Stutter

Embracing the way I talk marks a new era of my life
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Chris Zaldua
Jun 18, 2019
I Quit Smoking. Then My Body and I Started Talking.

I Quit Smoking. Then My Body and I Started Talking.

I wasn’t able to properly listen until I was nicotine-free
Go to the profile of Elisabeth Sherman
Elisabeth Sherman
Jul 17, 2019
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