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Braving the Fire Revisited Recording
Listen now (70 min) | A conversation with author Jessica Handler
Louise Julig
Jun 22
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Braving the Fire
Give yourself permission to put the great losses of your life into words — “Writing about truly painful subjects like death, illness, divorce, war …
Louise Julig
May 25
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In Praise of Doubt
As a kid, I craved certainty — a trait that was reinforced by my religious upbringing
Apr 15
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What keeps you from being brave?
And five short practices that can help
Louise Julig
Mar 7
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Daring, heroic, necessary
Do you consider acting heroic? What about singing? Playing guitar? Writing poems?
Louise Julig
Feb 1
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When you just can't fling the spider
I heard Kay call me from the next room. “Umm, can you come here please? There’s a big spider in the kitchen …”
Louise Julig
Dec 9, 2021
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When you're the one being called out
The very day I hit Send on my last newsletter, the one about not calling out my neighbor on a comment he made that needed to be called out — I got…
Louise Julig
Nov 2, 2021
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When you realize you're complicit
A couple years after 9/11, a new family moved in next door to us. I remember thinking it would be nice to not be the newest family on our street…
Louise Julig
Sep 20, 2021
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Catch-22, learned helplessness, and doing a thing
How to get out of a hole
Louise Julig
Aug 19, 2021
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What a 3x5 vinyl sticker taught me about courage and empathy
After a few weeks, I got used to seeing the Pride flag on my car. Pretty soon, I felt happy seeing it there. It had been a small gesture, but it felt…
Louise Julig
Jul 6, 2021
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Four words to banish from your emails
And why it's a feminist act to do so
Louise Julig
Jun 1, 2021
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On judging other people
When is it not my business? And when does it become my business?
Louise Julig
Apr 21, 2021
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