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The Men that Shrank Me

There is no main event, there is no assault, there is just the slow, unrelenting hacking away at my sense of self and self-worth

14 hrs ago •

Health Shot: Gendered treatment of patients with energy limiting conditions

And also, a rant about empathy

Sep 21 •

Giving Up Hustle Culture Doesn't Mean Giving Up

How I set writing goals and design a schedule, from a formerly-ambitious CEO with perfectionism and high sensitivity

Sep 19 •

I can't work nine to five every day and be an okay person

Kathryn Vercillo on depression, crafting for healing, and designing life around our physical and mental needs

Sep 14 •

Surprising Lessons From 1 Year of Writing on Substack

I actually really love you guys and also I'm never going to publish every day

Sep 12 •

Another Effing Pregnancy Announcement

God I hate these, please don't read if you also hate these

Sep 7 •

All the Rules Are Made Up

Claire Venus on Long COVID, caretaking, creative arts activism, and not doing whatever society asks her to

Sep 5 •

August 2023

Health Shot: Fiber, COVID, Race, and the Microbiome

Taking fiber with antibiotics may decrease negative affects on the microbiome & early life environment shapes what happens in the gut

Aug 30 •

I Bought 30 Acres With 7 Friends: A Starter Guide to Communal Ownership

10 Tips for owning a shared space with friends

Aug 29 •

Health Shot: Engineered probiotics for autoimmune diseases

Get the latest research on gut health, autoimmunity, chronic illness, and stress in a snapshot

Aug 22 •

Climbing Out Of Burnout

Stop normalizing stress, start imagining other options, and other first steps out of burnout

Aug 15 •

July 2023

Deep Dive: The Rise of Autoimmunity in the West

Why does it seem like more and more people have some autoimmune-y fatigue thing, or skin thing, or gut thing? Because they do.

Jul 27 •

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