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The author on her year-long travel adventure.

8 Life-Changing Resolutions Made In The Face Of Adversity

Here are 8 life-changing resolutions from inspiring, and successful women who decided to make the greatest promise they’ve ever made to themselves.

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Like Water And Other Stories, photo courtesy of the author.

Therapy. Or Something.

Ravishly is thrilled to present an excerpt from Olga Zilberbourg's LIKE WATER AND OTHER STORIES. Read...
It seemed the realm of books — the realm I loved — didn’t have a place for queer fat girls to be a heroine or adventurer.

Queer Fat Girls Deserve To Be Heroines In YA Books, Too​

It seemed the realm of books — the realm I loved — didn’t have a place for queer fat girls to be a heroine or adventurer.

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Go from surviving to thriving. You got this. (Image Credit: Thinkstock)

4 Types Of Negative Self-Talk That Are Holding You Back From Your Best Life

I am stronger than my struggle and I am worth the work it takes. I’ve survived every hard day of my life so far, and I will survive more. The chasm between surviving and thriving is faith.

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Lest We Never Forget: My Grandfather's Holocaust Story 

I was the last generation fortunate enough to have personally known survivors of the Holocaust.

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Why is STEM Still a 4-Letter Word for Women? 7 Leaders Weigh In

We asked a cell biologist, a civil engineer, a tech investor and four other amazing women to address a burning question.

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MH17 Was Filled With Corpses—And Other Bizarre Theories Invented by the Russian Media

Determined to remove any culpability from the Kremlin or its rebel comrades-in-arms, the Russian media has concocted some real doozies.

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