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The Cost of Loosing Me

10 Episodes of -Return To Sender

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Why They Always Come Back After You Glow Up

"The Quiet Power of Becoming

The Women They Underestimated"

Dear Diary,

Forty, Flat on My Back

"The Year I Didn't Walk Into

The Month I Lived Horizontally

New Year...Same Ceilling"

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The Glow-Up Nobody Talks About

Everyone loves a glow-up. The weight loss. The new hair. The wardrobe. The dramatic before-and-after photos. Those glow-ups are nice. But they’re not the most important ones. The glow-up nobody talks about is peace. The glow-up where you stop begging people to see your value. The glow-up where you stop chasing what doesn’t want you. The glow-up where your self-respect finally becomes stronger than your loneliness. That’s the transformation that changes everything. N

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The Glow-Up Nobody Talks About

Paula Temian

A heart that knows

Be Proud of Your Kind Heart… Not Everyone Has It In a world that often feels like it’s moving too fast, where selfishness and ego seem to rule the day, being kind can feel like a rarity. Yet, it’s one of the most powerful and precious qualities you can hold. So often, we’re told to toughen up, to shield ourselves from the world’s negativity, to be less “soft” or “sensitive” in order to survive. But in doing so, we forget that our kindness is not a weakness — it’s a superpow

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Are the guys in their 20s the new designer drug?

There was a time when women wanted stability. A man with a mortgage. A Roth IRA. Maybe even a sensible sedan. Now? Now we’re out here looking at a 24-year-old with broccoli hair, silver chains, emotional instability, and a vape addiction thinking: “Wow. He could absolutely ruin my life.” And somehow… that’s the appeal. The truth is, men in their 20s have become the modern-day designer drug. Not because they’re good for you. Not because they’re sustainable. But because they ma

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Running on Caffeine, Delusion & the Fear of Getting Worse

I would first like to publicly address the fitness industry for one very important reason: Why did nobody mention that maintaining a body is a full-time job? Because this feels illegal. Every single day it’s: drink water eat protein get steps in stretch sleep enough regulate cortisol heal emotionally take vitamins work out stay mentally stable Meanwhile I can barely answer emails without needing a recovery snack. People think gym girls are fueled by motivation. That’s adorabl

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Hold My Eyebrows, Babe… I’m About To…

There are moments in life when everything in you knows you’re about to make a questionable decision. Not illegal. Not immoral. Just… deeply, unapologetically unhinged. This is one of those moments. “Hold my eyebrows, babe… I’m about to….” Because let’s be honest—nothing chaotic has ever started with someone putting on their eyebrows calmly. Eyebrows are war paint. Eyebrows are intention. Eyebrows say, I’m about to enter a situation I may or may not emotionally survive. And to

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Five Blocks (and a Very Expensive Limp)

I walked five blocks today. Let me upgrade that statement for accuracy: I strategically negotiated five blocks on what is essentially a $300,000 custom-built, limited-edition, slightly rebellious ankle. At this price point, I really expected more features. Maybe Bluetooth. Mood lighting. At the very least, a setting labeled “effortless glide.” Instead, I got… character building. By block one, I was optimistic. Confident, even. Look at me, just a girl in a city, walking like a

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10 Episodes of -Return To Sender

Forty, Flat on My Back

The Glow-Up Nobody Talks About

The Glow-Up Nobody Talks About

A heart that knows

Are the guys in their 20s the new designer drug?

Running on Caffeine, Delusion & the Fear of Getting Worse

Hold My Eyebrows, Babe… I’m About To…

Five Blocks (and a Very Expensive Limp)

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