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January 2025

What if Much of What We Believe a "Good Mom" Does is Completely Wrong?
Nancy Reddy, author of "The Good Mother Myth," breaks down our bad ideas about motherhood and exposes the misogynist social science behind them
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Kirsten Powers
3
Why I Didn't Want to Tell Anyone My Mother Died
Talking about it means being reminded that I never truly had a 'mom'
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Kirsten Powers
87
Make 2025 the Year You Do the Thing That Scares You Most
What if the life you want exists on the other side of fear?
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Kirsten Powers
24

December 2024

All I Wanted for Christmas Was Italy's Digital Nomad Visa
And I got it!
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Kirsten Powers
40
Change Your Location, Change Your Life
When moving to a new place--in or outside the US--is the best solution to your problems
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Kirsten Powers
37
How to Move to a New Country (Take Two)
What I've learned so far in my move to Italy, along with links and resources to help guide anyone thinking of relocating to a new country
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Kirsten Powers
4
What Public Reaction to the Murder of a Health Insurance CEO Tells Us
The system is beyond broken
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Kirsten Powers
50
How to Move to a New Country
What I've learned so far in my move to Italy, along with links and resources to help guide anyone thinking of relocating to a new country
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Kirsten Powers
35

November 2024

How to Get People to Hear You Out and Maybe Even Change Their Mind
Believe it or not, personal stories work better than reciting a list of facts
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Kirsten Powers
17
Is It Time to Leave the United States?
Let's talk about some of the questions and considerations that arise when contemplating such a radical decision
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Kirsten Powers
39
Shifting from Labeling to Learning
How less labeling can lead to more understanding and decreased division
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Kirsten Powers
50
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