For many, Juneteenth marks true freedom in the U.S. because everyone finally got the memo that they were no longer enslaved. More than two years later! Throughout the Civil War,…
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Anxiety is when the doctor asks if you speak too fast, suffer from insomnia, feel restless, if your mind races, etc., and if your answer is: “Yes, but that is…
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After presenting our semester’s research to not only my peers and department but also the university dean and president, I felt rather accomplished. I didn’t stumble over my words but…
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As we welcome Pride Month – kicking ass and gaying rainbows since 1970 – I sometimes think I’m a lousy Pride celebrant. Topically I’m the ideal LGBTQ person: I’m romantically…
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DatingRelationships
Twin Flames or a Burnt Out Match: When to Choose You
by Jaz Hurfordby Jaz HurfordHave you ever had an attraction to someone so painful and so immediate you start to believe in the old adage “love at first sight”? Locking eyes across a dusty…
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There is a day that defines me for bad reasons. I go back to it to look for meaning and clarity. I’m walking home. I’m seven. I’m Alone. I always…
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2020 was…well, a time. We learned about ourselves and loved ones more than we probably would have liked and surprised ourselves by how much our bullshit tolerance has worn thin.…
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Mental HealthSelf Care
Top 6 Things I’ve Tried to Help My Anxiety Because I’m Too Anxious to Start Therapy
There’s something nobody talks about when it comes to therapy. Let me begin by stating I 100% believe that going to therapy can be an extremely beneficial way to understand…
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May 9th – 15th marks National Food Allergy Week and I’m here for it because I’m allergic to everything. I’m that friend. One mistaken food choice can impact my entire…
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Mom vs. Daughter I told my mom it was pretty cold outside today. “Dress warmly. Do you have a hat?” “Mom, I’m 65 years old.” “What does that have to…
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is also, fittingly, our 14th month of what feels like a never-ending pandemic. With the majority of us feeling like every day is…
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When I was a college sophomore, I took a sociology class on population and family planning. Somewhere in between the professor’s explanation of how the growing number of humans threaten…
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How do you know a singer is at your door? She can’t find the key and doesn’t know where to come in. Don’t marry a singer. I married one and…
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If you’d told me in the beginning of 2020 that by year’s end my daily wardrobe would consist primarily of pajama bottoms, t-shirts, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg masks, I would…
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From: saturninaquarius@dailyhoroscopes.net Subject: My Return I am on my way! Can’t wait to see you. It’s been so long. 29 years right? Prepare yourself. I like to get wild. Wow.…
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It’s National Humor Month, so naturally I’m thinking of all the ways that my dating life is a joke. Specifically, the revolving list of cartoonishly horny men that I keep…
