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When shame loosens its grip
Airing out what had felt so shameful was like disinfecting sticky gunk accumulated over decades of false belief.
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When you need a mask to be brave
Why striving to be "authentic" at all times is misguided
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What are you loving right now?
What is lighting up your happy button these days?
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When you need a mask to be brave
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On judging other people
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When you can't un-see the patterns
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Four words to banish from your emails
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What a 3x5 vinyl sticker taught me about courage and empathy
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A tale of two parking spots
A parable of taking up space and of ceding ground
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When you can't un-see the patterns
Reading Women and Other Monsters is like realizing the pattern on the wall you’ve seen for years is really a door.
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"Tell me about your overalls"
The subversive joy of dressing entirely for oneself
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Brave Book Pairings: Indigenous Peoples' edition
Pair a stunning literary debut with YA speculative fiction, both by indigenous authors, and what do you get?
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Abortion — without apology
Nobody is pro-abortion, right? Except lately I realized maybe I am. Why clarifying my thinking feels scary but so friggin' good.
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It's okay to grieve, it's okay to feel joy
The fall of Roe v. Wade hit me even harder than I was expecting, with so many feelings, and in such a wide variety and magnitude it was hard to function…
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Braving the Fire Revisited Recording
Listen now (70 min) | A conversation with author Jessica Handler
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