personal essay

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If I Had Stayed

The more I told him that something hurt me, the more that he did it.

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How I Learned To Love My Silver Hair

The enchantress is there, waiting patiently under layers of numbered dyes.

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Confession: I Got Busted By A Park Ranger For Camping Naked

It was all going well . . . until the SWAT team arrived.

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How Yoga Helped Me Battle Anorexia

In order to raise awareness for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we've partnered with NEDA (

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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My 185-Pound Body

I was in grade school, age 10, and heavy. On the playground at recess, the barbs began. They weren't clever—"Whale." "Fatso." "Cow"—but they worked.

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What A Bad Jason Isbell Concert Taught Me About Marriage

Irritation is the way of all flesh. The question is, if you're going to be annoyed for all of eternity, who do you want to be doing the annoying?

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Anxiety Can Go Fuck Itself

Like millions of other women, I struggle every day with anxiety. But not anymore. Fuck it.

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I Owe My Life To My Mother's Abortion

Seven years before I was born, my mother made a decision that would change her life—and lead to mine.

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