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Feeling Good is Better Than Looking Good
I mean, to be clear, I want both. Trust me. But only one can be my absolute priority, and focusing on how I feel is much better for my mental health. Do you remember the show “Star Search?” It was …
The Sussy Bakas
The Sussy Bakas was a Mother’s Day Gift to my BFF, a little labor of love featuring her 3 teenage kids. Enjoy this parody of The Schuyler Sisters from @HamiltonTheMusical. The Sussy Bakas There’s nothing some teens love more Than …
I’m Sexty and I know it
I got here! I know how lucky I am to be celebrating this milestone birthday healthy and happy, singing and dancing. I made this video to help myself grapple with the number, to play with it and disrupt my ideas …
My Favorite Pandemic Things
A pandemic, the holidays, lockdown, loneliness. Here’s a bit of joy from me to you.
Don’t Beat Up Your Friends
You may have noticed there is a lot of intensity, even aggression, on social media lately. Between the pandemic and the urgent demand for racial justice that has erupted since the murder of George Floyd, the ground is shifting beneath …
White Privileged Like Me
It took the murder of George Floyd to wake me up. I’ve been called a “bleeding heart liberal” throughout my life. I debated for gun control in elementary school, I make donations to help animals, I canvass for Democrats, I …
Blood and Mother’s Milk: Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ as Sweet Song of Sorrowful Loss
In honor of Toni Morrison’s passing, I am reposting an essay I wrote for a class about her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved. I’ll never be the same after reading it. My intention here was to connect themes of attachment …
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Don’t Give Up Hope: Using Acceptance & Enthusiasm to Heal Our Troubled World
I’m sure people from every generation have felt this way, but I’m worried. From my perspective, the state of the world is troubled. It feels worse to me than any other point I can remember. Even setting aside the menace …
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The REASON WHY ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Gets It Right On Suicide Prevention (and ’13 Reasons Why’ Is Harmfully Misguided)
Rebecca Bunch, the endearingly narcissistic protagonist of the CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, is a singing/dancing, self-sabotaging feminist hero. But did you know that in addition to provoking laughter, entertainment and intellectual stimulation, the writers of this show are also providing …
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