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It's now primarily for adult daughters (and sons!) of difficult mothers.
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'It Ends With Us:' Can we please ban this harmfully inaccurate movie?
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Important study on longevity basically ignored by the media
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Life with an emotionally immature mother
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The unspoken reason it's so hard to stay sober
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Being 'in shape' doesn't exist. That's why the wellness industry loves it.
In shape or out of shape? Fit or unfit? These concepts are toxic no-win, false binaries.
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Canyon lands and hag holes
Looking back hundreds of millions of years to appreciate my brief blip of a life
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'It's always something' ...again
The hamster wheel of life is exhausting, but embracing ordinariness is helping.
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Heart failure and melatonin study: How the media got it wrong
Before you toss out your sleep aid, here's what that 90% risk really means.
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The necessary evil of compartmentalization
When you feel baffled by your own emotional reaction, but don't have time to process it.
Oct 30, 2025
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No one is braver than a memoir writer
They sacrifice privacy for authenticity, at great risk.
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