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Mindful Parenting: Embracing the Beautiful Hard

Mindful Parenting: Embracing the Beautiful Hard

When my twins were one and a half years old, I decided to become a meditation teacher.
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Abigail Somma
I Lost My Son

I Lost My Son

His life and death stream through my mind like sad movie reels
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Catherine Oceano
I Thought I Knew My Story

I Thought I Knew My Story

When love doesn’t save you from feeling unloved
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nao
One Affair Changes Everything

One Affair Changes Everything

I never dreamed of a grand, fairytale wedding. The big white dress, the perfect venue, the smiling guests — it was all more of my friends’…
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Nikica Yelic
Clicking No

Clicking No

What happens when the dream finally calls and you don’t answer.
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Critically Stable
Trauma Led Me to Aid Work, Healing Has Led Me Out

Trauma Led Me to Aid Work, Healing Has Led Me Out

Here’s how my priorities changed from then to now
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Bryony Hutt
The Long Dark Shadows of Small Men

The Long Dark Shadows of Small Men

Fair warning: this one’s got fewer punchlines and more gut punches.
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Norman T. Leonard
Progress Looks Different For Each Of Us

Progress Looks Different For Each Of Us

Growth comes in different forms.
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Louisa Chalmer
Joy, Fear, and a Birth on Father’s Day During the Pandemic

Joy, Fear, and a Birth on Father’s Day During the Pandemic

Five years ago, during the Delta wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, my wife’s water broke. We packed our bags and headed to…
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Daryush Nourbaha
How I Live with Grief

How I Live with Grief

On losing both parents and learning how to heal
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Garima Chhikara
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