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    • The Bystander’s Role: How To Take Action Against Public Abuse

    The Bystander’s Role: How To Take Action Against Public Abuse

    Guidance for those who want to intervene but aren’t sure how
    Go to the profile of Alexandria Roswick
    Alexandria Roswick
    May 20
    The Day My Dad Cried Was The Day I Understood Men

    The Day My Dad Cried Was The Day I Understood Men

    They tease, they work, they keep going…and then one day, they cry.
    Go to the profile of Sadhvi Pharasi
    Sadhvi Pharasi
    May 20
    How One Mom Radically Disrupted the $90 Billion Baby Formula Industry

    How One Mom Radically Disrupted the $90 Billion Baby Formula Industry

    Laura Modi did 7 things most male CEOs would never do
    Go to the profile of Maria Cassano
    Maria Cassano
    May 19
    Dating Smart: 6 Red Flags and 6 Green Flags That Matter Most

    Dating Smart: 6 Red Flags and 6 Green Flags That Matter Most

    A practical guide for navigating modern love with clarity and confidence.
    Go to the profile of Christine Rosas
    Christine Rosas
    May 18
    My Grandma Stole Butter Dishes from an Italian Restaurant

    My Grandma Stole Butter Dishes from an Italian Restaurant

    I loved when she did this
    Go to the profile of Shari Lopatin
    Shari Lopatin
    May 18
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    11 Reasons Why You Should Have That Hard Conversation Today

    11 Reasons Why You Should Have That Hard Conversation Today

    And why speaking up does more good than you might think
    Go to the profile of Nadia Tidona
    Nadia Tidona
    May 18
    The Invisible Burden of the Eldest Daughter

    The Invisible Burden of the Eldest Daughter

    Mother’s Day includes more people than you’d think
    Go to the profile of DJ Squire
    DJ Squire
    May 17
    Cold Plunging Helped Me to Stop Dissociating

    Cold Plunging Helped Me to Stop Dissociating

    How cold plunges helped me to feel present again
    Go to the profile of JJ
    JJ
    May 16
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    My Grandmothers Were Denied an Education Because of Their Gender

    My Grandmothers Were Denied an Education Because of Their Gender

    Decades later, as a mother of a girl, I still feel their pain.
    Go to the profile of Milena Babic
    Milena Babic
    May 16
    If Writing is a Muscle, Mine Has Atrophied

    If Writing is a Muscle, Mine Has Atrophied

    Time to start flexing
    Go to the profile of Suzanna Quintana
    Suzanna Quintana
    May 16
    How In-Laws Are Slowly Destroying Marriages In India

    How In-Laws Are Slowly Destroying Marriages In India

    The hidden cost of obedient husbands
    Go to the profile of Radha Mishra | Journalist | Writer 🪶
    Radha Mishra | Journalist | Writer 🪶
    May 15
    Be Grateful, They Said

    Be Grateful, They Said

    How putting life in perspective almost broke me
    Go to the profile of Creeping between the Margins
    Creeping between the Margins
    May 15
    The Moment I Realized He Would Never Choose Me

    The Moment I Realized He Would Never Choose Me

    She got the ring. I got the story worth telling
    Go to the profile of Christine Rosas
    Christine Rosas
    May 14
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