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We are a community of women who share our personal stories about how we’ve survived and thrived in our lives. We share our messages to heal and help others learn from our experiences.

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DJ Squire in The Virago

The Invisible Burden of the Eldest Daughter

Mother’s Day includes more people than you’d think

Masha Hannigan in The Virago

How to Waste Three Years Learning Obvious Lessons

A field report from post-heartbreak solitude

Abby Paradis in The Virago

A painting of a queen wearing a golden crowd, an attendant looks out the door, and two ships sail on the seas behind her

A painting of a queen wearing a golden crowd, an attendant looks out the door, and two ships sail on the seas behind her

Living with a Debilitating Phobia in a World That Didn’t Believe Me

The quiet crown of…

Shay Wins in The Virago

I Thought I Was Losing My Mind — Then My Fallopian Tube Burst

A hidden illness, a missed diagnosis…

Tiffany Judge in The Virago

The Worst Performer I Ever Saw Taught Me The Best Lesson

All creators could learn a thing or two from…

Creeping between the Margins in The Virago

I Cried at My Gender Reveal — and Not Happy Tears

A confession to my daughter about the day of my…

Tiffany Judge in The Virago

My Dream Job Landed Me In The ER

Having it all was killing me

DJ Squire in The Virago

Helpless Men vs Hateful Men

Weaponized incompetence is misnamed

Nadia Tidona in The Virago

What I Wish I Knew Before I Quit My Career to Be a Stay-at-Home Mom

Looking back at the hardest choice…

No blabs in The Virago

How Long Until I Break and Face the Betrayal?

Strangers, sand and the slow ache of knowing