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Nobody Is Happy With Their Body

To the universal human experience of body dissatisfaction. Maybe satisfaction isn't the goal. Acceptance is.

Nov 8, 2025 7 min
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Made of Glass and Steel

We are simultaneously made of glass and steel. My collarbone is healed now. Stronger at the break point,...

Nov 8, 2025 6 min
ANXIETY & STRESS

Dr. Google Will See You Now

Online diagnosis feels like control. The internet offers probability without presence—information without wisdom, data without diagnosis. It’s the...

Nov 8, 2025 8 min
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The Strangers Who Know My Body

This is medical intimacy—close without being personal. In that examination room, doctor-patient boundaries create a different kind of...

Nov 8, 2025 6 min
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The Wrong Size Room

This aging body is right for this consciousness. Thoughtful. Careful. Shaped by years.

Nov 8, 2025 5 min
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The Pain That Has No Name

Depression is as biological as diabetes. Anxiety is as chemical as any physical disease. Both are real, both...

Nov 8, 2025 6 min
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The Only Home I’ll Ever Own

But whether I survive this or not, the lesson remains: This body is my only true home. But...

Nov 8, 2025 6 min
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The Mirror’s Shallow Truth

When appearance and feeling align, we radiate something makeup cannot replicate. But when they split, we look increasingly...

Nov 8, 2025 8 min