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    Choosing my real life over a shinier one.
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    Critically Stable
    May 23
    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
    Go to the profile of Bryony Hutt
    Bryony Hutt
    May 23
    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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    Iamnormanleonard
    May 23
    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
    May 23
    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…
    Go to the profile of Daryush Nourbaha
    Daryush Nourbaha
    May 23
    How I Live with Grief

    How I Live with Grief

    On losing both parents and learning how to heal
    Go to the profile of Garima Chhikara
    Garima Chhikara
    May 20
    We Were Supposed to Live Forever

    We Were Supposed to Live Forever

    On the Boomer Dream of Living Forever — and What We’re Learning as It Fade
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    Harvey Lieberman
    May 20
    Being a woman hurts more than just physically, and I know it.

    Being a woman hurts more than just physically, and I know it.

    When hormones hijack my mind to live life like it’s the luteal phase forever.
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    suraya
    May 20
    A Meditation With My Father

    A Meditation With My Father

    In Between Breaths
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    Kay J
    May 20
    Trapped in My Body

    Trapped in My Body

    The Dark Side of a C-Section
    Go to the profile of Radha Mishra | Journalist | Writer 🪶
    Radha Mishra | Journalist | Writer 🪶
    May 20
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