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Everything Will Be Ok In The End

08.17.16

Yesterday, I was talking to a friend who’s expecting a birthday soon. She wasn’t feeling good about it. There was nothing inherently wrong with the number. She wasn’t feeling good about it because she wasn’t thinking good about it. Literally. She didn’t believe she could conjure up or invest in any wholesome, generative, progressive, affirming, […]

How Your Lover Identity Gets Built

06.29.16

In Open Letter From A Recovering Main Chick, I defined lover identity. I also shared how it gets built, over time. I noted that lover identity develops from childhood. I said it gets built in relation to our parents, siblings, and friends. I also said it gets built in relation to strangers. Several women […]