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When Women Had No Choice, I Had To Give My Baby To Strangers

When Women Had No Choice, I Had To Give My Baby To Strangers

By Cathryn Vogeley The shame and ache from losing my firstborn to adoption in 1969 nearly destroyed me. At the time, I was an eighteen-year-old nursing student in Pittsburgh PA. […]

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Do You Think Your Body Saved Your Life?

Do You Think Your Body Saved Your Life?

By Lynn F. Forney [TW: violence from an attack, mention of disordered eating.] “Do you think your body saved your life?” I was asked this question on a podcast recently. And, […]

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Documenting My Addiction Recovery Journey In My New Book “From Junkie To Judge”

Documenting My Addiction Recovery Journey In My New Book “From Junkie To Judge”

By Mary Beth O’Connor [TW: mention of rape, self-harm, child abuse and drug abuse] Within a week of being born, I was dropped off at a convent for six months. […]

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Escaping The Stigma Around The American Obsession With Anti-Aging

Escaping The Stigma Around The American Obsession With Anti-Aging

By Edwige Gilbert How old are you pretending to be today? Aging is such a painful subject and experience for many people around the world. We would rather lie or […]

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Quiet Quitting And The Myth Of Entrepreneurship

Quiet Quitting And The Myth Of Entrepreneurship

By Taryn Watts The post-pandemic corporate landscape is a new, and in some ways, unrecognizable place. From the Great Resignation to the booming trend of “Quiet Quitting,” employees are expressing their […]

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Feminism, Anti-War Demonstrations & Abortion Rights Intersect In New Coming-Of-Age Novel

Feminism, Anti-War Demonstrations & Abortion Rights Intersect In New Coming-Of-Age Novel

It’s 1969. Fiona, a brilliant, beautiful art student, struggles to find herself as she lives through the dramatic events of her time: sex, drugs, and rock ’n roll, the first […]

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Francine Pascal’s Iconic ‘Sweet Valley Twins’ To Be Adapted As Graphic Novels For A New Generation

Francine Pascal’s Iconic ‘Sweet Valley Twins’ To Be Adapted As Graphic Novels For A New Generation

If you’re a child of the ’80s and ’90s, you’ll be familiar with the phenomenon that is “Sweet Valley High” – the story starring twin sisters Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield. […]

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Debut Author Subverts “Good Girl” Trope In Dark YA Fantasy Series

Debut Author Subverts “Good Girl” Trope In Dark YA Fantasy Series

What if you were told from the moment you were born that you were evil? Debut author Victory Witherkeigh creates a thrilling YA story that subverts expectations and finds that […]

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Multi Award-Winning Brazilian Author Pens English YA Debut Filled With Magic & Mythology

Multi Award-Winning Brazilian Author Pens English YA Debut Filled With Magic & Mythology

 Sway to the beat of beauty and poetry in ‘The Musician’ (Dec 13, 2022, Koehler Books) a new YA novel by multi award-winning Brazilian author, Heloisa Prieto. With over 2 […]

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What Living Among Arab Women Has Taught Me About Women’s Empowerment

What Living Among Arab Women Has Taught Me About Women’s Empowerment

By Yana Spencer I moved to the Middle East five years ago, having previously lived and worked on women’s empowerment projects in South-East Asia, Europe, Africa and the Balkans. I […]

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Patriarchal Culture Is To Blame For A High Number Of Trafficking Cases In India

Patriarchal Culture Is To Blame For A High Number Of Trafficking Cases In India

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Human trafficking, an issue affecting mainly women and girls, has been a major problems across the country for generations. Although it is difficult to measure the exact […]

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Taking Rumination Up A Mountain: A Story Of Shifting Gears After A Close Call

Taking Rumination Up A Mountain: A Story Of Shifting Gears After A Close Call

Our human brains are great at thinking. It’s how we problem solve, create, and even connect.  But not all thinking is productive. When we get stuck in a pattern of […]

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Writing In A New Genre: Excellent Adventure Or Bad Decision?

Writing In A New Genre: Excellent Adventure Or Bad Decision?

By Susan K. Hamilton I’ll read just about anything, but like most people, I have some genres that I gravitate to and some I don’t. So, when I first turned […]

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Communication Expert Explains Why We Shouldn’t Shy Away From Uncomfortable Conversations

Communication Expert Explains Why We Shouldn’t Shy Away From Uncomfortable Conversations

By Debra Roberts, LCSW There’s an old belief that women shouldn’t bring up topics because they might make others feel uncomfortable. If we follow that philosophy, we are more worried […]

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3 Hidden Secrets About The Power Of Imbalance

3 Hidden Secrets About The Power Of Imbalance

By Marisa Cleveland Back in July of 2020, I created a post on Instagram that read, “I have found that balance is the archnemesis of creativity. If you want to […]