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I’ve Been In Five Cults. It Was Three Too Many
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(Living)
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... first cult was in Spain, and it left me itching for more. I helped start the second cult while I was in college. Next was an abusive relationship cult-of-two, a dangerously restrictive vegan cult, and ...
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Created on 23 March 2023
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Kali Uchis' Red Moon In Venus is an Ode to Sensuality
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(Music)
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... of hyperphysical plants.
The elaborate and ethereal looks range from shocking to sweet. In one shot, Uchis is painted in pink and red ombre makeup, adorned with soft and petal-like fabric, meant to ...
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Created on 09 March 2023
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Christina Applegate Was Recently Diagnosed With MS—a Disease That’s 3 Times More Common in Women Than Men. Here’s What You Need to Know
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(Living)
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... Society reports that MS causes the immune system to attack the central nervous system which can lead to an array of possible symptoms including numbness, tingling, memory problems, mood changes, pain fatigue, ...
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Created on 19 December 2022
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How Menopause Helped This Life Long People-Pleaser Boss Up, And Stop Giving A D*mn
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(Feminism)
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... take up all your time.
The worst aspect of this addiction is self-incrimination; the sense that I am responsible for people and the world’s pain, and thus the antidote as well.
Em Rawls, MSW, who ...
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Created on 12 October 2022
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Get To The Other Side Of Loss With These 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience
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(Books)
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... single mother created a fulfilling life despite unimaginable sorrow. “Pain is part of growth,” she wrote. “To have felt deeply is worth anything it cost.”
Understanding the details of Robinson’s life ...
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Created on 29 September 2022
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14 Inspiring Celebrities Who Came Out Later in Life, On Their Own Terms
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(Sex)
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... to Jwan Yosef, a Syrian-Swedish painter, and they’re raising their children together.
10. George Takei
Photo of George Takei by Gage Skidmore
Asian-American actor, author, and activist George ...
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Created on 14 September 2022
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10 Protest Songs About Reproductive Health To Add To Your Feminist, Pro-Choice Playlist
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(Music)
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... our sisters, abortion is our right /
Free our sisters, abortion is our right / We're talkin' about abortion it's as old as time
/ Hidden in fear and pain
/ The witches began it, they were burned at th ...
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Created on 20 July 2022
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The US Is a Dangerous Place to Give Birth—And Things Just Got More Deadly
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(Feminism)
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... that this number for the United States is around 23.8 —that means each year, for every 100,000 live births recorded, over 23 of those giving birth will die. In Italy, that number is 2. In Spain: 4. In ...
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Created on 12 July 2022
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9.
In this Security Job, Sexism and The Patriarchy Are Actually Helping Women Excel
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(Feminism)
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... hoaxes, social engineering relies on psychological manipulation and human interaction rather than technological methods to gain the sort of access that allows for cybercrime to occur. And it is painfully ...
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Created on 30 June 2022
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10.
Afrofuturist musical "Neptune Frost" tells a story of love, loss, and anti-capitalism: Movie Revie
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(Movies)
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... and the film’s cinematographer, communicates beauty and pain through vibrant colors and beautiful Black skin lit to perfection, with a dizzying array of influences from Sun Ra to Solaris.
Set during ...
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Created on 03 June 2022
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May Was National Masturbation Month. Here Are 10 Things I Learned From Self-Pleasuring (Almost) Everyday For 1 Month
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(Sex)
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... with chronic pain, I have spent a lot of time ignoring my body because being present in my body generally means being in pain. Turns out, you have to be present in your body to experience pleasure too. ...
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Created on 31 May 2022
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Mental Health Awareness Month: 14 Celebrities That Are Vocal About Their Mental Health Struggles
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(Living)
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... when she was just a 19-year-old. She admitted to receiving hospital treatment for physical pain a long while after the incident took place. The "Shallow" singer has also been diagnosed with PTSD (Post-Traumatic ...
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Created on 24 May 2022
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Dr. Carol Queen Helps Troubleshoot Why Vibrators Might Be Rubbing You The Wrong Way, Plus Tips For Getting Into The Groove
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(Sex)
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Carol Queen’s latest book (written with Shar Rednour) is The Sex & Pleasure Book: Good Vibrations Guide to Great Sex for Everyone
Vibrators changed my life, and maybe yours, too. I’ve been promoting ...
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Created on 12 May 2022
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K. Michelle's New Series "My Killer Body With K. Michelle" Explores The Darker Side of Plastic Surge
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(TV)
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... said. “Ever since I got the injections I don’t party as much. I don’t go out as much anymore. I’m in pain.”
What was intended to be a confidence booster, and possible revenge body, quickly turned into ...
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Created on 18 February 2022
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15.
Galentine's Day Was Ours: Remembering How The Fake Holiday Became Something Special For Me and My Mo
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(Living)
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... someone in their depths of sorrow and making them feel loved and supported through their pain.
This Galentine’s Day, my apartment will smell of my mom’s cookies. I’ll turn on one of the movies that we ...
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Created on 10 February 2022
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A New Study Finds Gender Bias in The Surgical Field Often Translates to Deadly Outcomes For Female Patients
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(Feminism)
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... attest to having my very real migraine pain be both dismissed, and trivialized by my male provider, who labeled my pain as psychosomatic. In 2019, a Today show survey found that 17% of women felt discriminated ...
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Created on 13 January 2022
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In Response to Alarming Facts About Black Women's Maternal Health, Doula's Twitter Thread With Advice for Black Expectant Moms Goes Vir
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(Sex)
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... limitations of financial inequalities, structural racism, and varied healthcare standards. Racial disparities in pain treatment also play a large role—there is a long history of doctors not taking Black ...
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Created on 17 December 2021
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Emily Ratajkowski On Her Essay Collection "My Body," Her Journey to Feminism, and Why Using Your Sexuality to Get Ahead Isn't a Bad Thing ...
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(Books)
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... sued by a paparazzi photographer for posting a photo he took of her to her Instagram stories. A couple years before that, she found out that she was the subject of two “paintings” in a show by artist Richard ...
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Created on 14 December 2021
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English TV Presenter Davina McCall Combats the Taboo Topic of Menopause in 2 Channel 4 Documentaries, Helping to Persuade the British Government to Reduce the Cost of Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs ...
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(Feminism)
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... reduced muscle mass, painful or stiff joints, reduced bone mass, less full breasts, and increased hair growth on other areas of the body, such as the face, neck, chest, and upper back.
Speaking of ...
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Created on 24 November 2021
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Child Marriage in America: How Courtney Stodden and Other Girls Are Being Forced To Marry Their Rapists
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(Feminism)
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... no.”
Sherry Johnson on her wedding day, she was 11, her rapist husband, 20. (Photo courtesy of Sherry Johnson)
Fighting back through activism is one way Reiss is able to sort through her painful past, ...
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Created on 12 November 2021