We’ve all been handed the same manual. It’s tucked neatly into a folder labeled “The Good Person.” Inside, the instructions are clear: Be palatable. Don’t be too loud. Don’t be …
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There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from maintaining a version of yourself that was designed by other people. It’s the weight of the “Proper Woman” folder. The …
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There was a time when silence made me nervous. If things got quiet, I rushed to explain. To justify. To make myself legible before someone else could misunderstand me. Silence …
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