Over the weekend I read this post by an author on Medium who identifies herself only as Your Fat Friend. The post itself details the kind of anxiety experienced by a “person of size”…
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I’m six weeks into a new semester, and I am swamped. Not with piles of grading–the point at which things start piling up is just in the offing. And not with the multitude of…
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Dear Mahin, I don’t know if you remember this, but we met by accident. Jordan and I were scheduled for a haircut with a new stylist, but when we arrived at the salon we…
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Did you choose a word of the year? Mine is authentic. For the past month, I’ve tried to keep myself focused on the idea of being authentic and living a life that’s truly aligned…
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Today’s my birthday–the big 5-2! (Thank you, thank you. Really, applause isn’t necessary.) I’m not the sort of person who freaks out over aging. When I was in my early 30’s, I met and…
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I grew up in a family that wasn’t good at dealing with emotions–at least, not the negative ones. I don’t know how many times I found myself in trouble for letting it be known…
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The first full week of 2016 is behind us. My gym has been busier than usual all week long, and I’ll bet you’ve spent the past week hearing various people offer tips for how…