Why self-medicate? Why not report sexual harassment? Easy. She’s not equipped otherwise. Nicknamed “Chubs” as a kid, she’s just living up to her brand, the obedient worker smiling away her pain. Unaccustomed to refusing the men in her life and ill-prepared for intimacy, the narrator of Pretending to […]
I don’t diet. I don’t buy into marketed diets. Oh, I have. I just don’t anymore. If they work for you, have at it. But if my mindset about the word “diet” and its forms helps someone, great. I don’t like to discuss dieting, the verb form. It pushes too […]
Have you ever caught a person trying but failing to hide an eye roll? Or worse, when they mask most of their judgment but, deep down, they still want you to see a hint of their mocking eyes? It feels crappy, doesn’t it? That’s how I feel after sharing personal information about my twin-flame addiction / […]
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Daring Greatly, Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW
Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty
The Alice Network, Kate Quinn
Jaqui Mulvenna: Behind My Mask 