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It Just Takes One Person & Lessons From My Therapist

A few weeks ago I did a virtual visit with a new PCP so that I could get a refill on my Zoloft. I've been taking the same dose for years...

The Proust Questionnaire (As Seen in Vanity Fair)

A while back, I did a "40-Over-40" boudoir photo shoot. I didn't get very neked for it, because I'm a raging prude, but I did feel...

Dear New Therapist in My Phone

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but…that's why we're here. First of all, I’ve been searching for a new therapist in fits and...

Let “Civilized” Shit Go

Last night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...

Here's What You Need to Know About Having an Ovarian Cyst Removed, by Sarah Zimmerman for The Seam

The Weight and Cost of Heavy Breasts: A Starter Guide to Breast Reduction Surgery

Excerpt from My Book! (It's About Running and Pie)

On her way home that afternoon, Johanna stopped to get running shoes at an athletic store. She had never been a runner and still loathed...

Gallery of Grossness and Gaslighting

Last Friday I went to a General Surgeon at a wound care clinic. It was something I insisted on, even though the plastic surgeon who did...

"YOU'RE TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING."

My seven-year-old keeps telling me that it was a mistake to have my surgery. Yesterday she told me that I'm "TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU...

Slinging Our Marriage Vows like Monkeys Flinging Poo

I'm two weeks from my breast reduction and still dealing with a nasty wound infection. This is my exhausted husband, about to drench that...

Not Hating Ourselves, Volume 1: Shame, Shame, Shame

Shame resilience (Dr. Brené Brown) is something I think about constantly. To paraphrase, it’s the ability to override that negative shit-nug

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