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Amanda Melheim

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Books Are Our Superpower

What Betrayal Blindness Is and How to Recover

A review of ‘Blind to Betrayal: Why We Fool Ourselves’ by Jennifer Freyd and Pamela Birrell

Apr 27

A girl covers her face but peeks through her eyes.

Apr 27

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‘The Patchwork Girl of Oz’ Taught Me Justice

L. Frank Baum’s thoughtful parables formed my sense of right and wrong

Apr 15

‘The Patchwork Girl of Oz’ Taught Me Justice

Apr 15

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EduCreate

Why ChatGPT Can’t Help Schools

Plagiarism, the definition of the word ‘help,’ and technology training

Feb 10

A man shakes a glowing blue hand that comes out of his laptop screen.

Feb 10

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What Codependency Is and How to Heal

A review of ‘The Human Magnet Syndrome’ by Ross Rosenberg

Dec 13, 2024

Colorful cloth hearts hang on a clothesline.

Dec 13, 2024

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Four Traps Difficult Mothers Set and How to Avoid Them

A review of ‘The Good Daughter Syndrome’ by Katherine Fabrizio

Jul 21, 2024

A young woman holds her head in frustration.

Jul 21, 2024

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Books Are Our Superpower

A Hope-Inspiring History of Women Suffrage in America

A review of ‘Treacherous Texts,’ edited by Mary Chapman and Angela Mills

Apr 17

During a women’s rights protest a woman holds up a sign: We will not be silenced.

Apr 17

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Counter Arts

A Song for Domestic Abuse Survivors

“Under Your Spell” by The Birthday Massacre broke through my shame and told me that I wasn’t alone

Apr 15

A Song for Domestic Abuse Survivors

Apr 15

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Modern Women

My Regrets Made My Life Better

The two types of regrets and how both types helped me

Apr 11

My Regrets Made My Life Better

Apr 11

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Counter Arts

Happy Birthday to…Who?

My mother, my birthday, and feminism

Apr 5

A cake in the darkness with glowing letter-candles, the word HAPPY lit up.

Apr 5

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America, Mind Games, and Betrayal

A psychological perspective on institutional trauma

Mar 4

The White House looms large against a blue sky.

Mar 4

Amanda Melheim

Amanda Melheim

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Grad student, ulcerative colitis survivor, happily divorced, nerd in EMDR therapy for CPTSD. Book and movie reviews, memoirs, education, and psychology talk.

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