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The Polite No Toolkit: Decline Plans Without Ghosting Your Friends

The Polite No Toolkit: Decline Plans Without Gh...

“No” is a full sentence, but sometimes you need friendlier paragraphs. With long weekend invites piling up like laundry you swore you’d fold, here’s your polite no toolkit — the...

The Polite No Toolkit: Decline Plans Without Gh...

“No” is a full sentence, but sometimes you need friendlier paragraphs. With long weekend invites piling up like laundry you swore you’d fold, here’s your polite no toolkit — the...

Caretaker vs. Chaos: The Inner Battle No One Talks About

Caretaker vs. Chaos: The Inner Battle No One Ta...

“I can cook dinner and spiral at the same time. That is talent.” If you are a woman who carries everyone’s schedules, feelings, and snack preferences while quietly unraveling inside,...

Caretaker vs. Chaos: The Inner Battle No One Ta...

“I can cook dinner and spiral at the same time. That is talent.” If you are a woman who carries everyone’s schedules, feelings, and snack preferences while quietly unraveling inside,...

Boundaries Without a TED Talk: Five Scripts Women Can Use at Work This Fall

Boundaries Without a TED Talk: Five Scripts Wom...

Your time is not a community resource. Yet somehow, every fall, the pre-holiday workload creep sneaks in: extra projects, endless “quick favors,” and calendar invites that multiply like fruit flies....

Boundaries Without a TED Talk: Five Scripts Wom...

Your time is not a community resource. Yet somehow, every fall, the pre-holiday workload creep sneaks in: extra projects, endless “quick favors,” and calendar invites that multiply like fruit flies....

Soft but Screaming: The Emotional Olympics of the Late August to September Shift

Soft but Screaming: The Emotional Olympics of t...

September is basically January with more humidity and less champagne. One minute you are soft, journaling with your iced coffee; the next you are screaming into a pillow about PTA...

Soft but Screaming: The Emotional Olympics of t...

September is basically January with more humidity and less champagne. One minute you are soft, journaling with your iced coffee; the next you are screaming into a pillow about PTA...

Dog in a fall leafy setting

Reentry for Grown Ups: A Post-Summer Routine Th...

Day two of “back to normal” is where the wheels wobble. The adrenaline from Labor Day barbecues and Target supply runs fades, and suddenly, you are supposed to reenter adulthood...

Reentry for Grown Ups: A Post-Summer Routine Th...

Day two of “back to normal” is where the wheels wobble. The adrenaline from Labor Day barbecues and Target supply runs fades, and suddenly, you are supposed to reenter adulthood...

The Emotional Support Backpack: Why Back to School is Secretly Hard for Moms Too

The Emotional Support Backpack: Why Back to Sch...

The kids get new pencils, shiny folders, and classroom excitement. Moms? We get migraines, invisible labor, and a sudden side gig as everyone’s personal project manager. Welcome to the emotional...

The Emotional Support Backpack: Why Back to Sch...

The kids get new pencils, shiny folders, and classroom excitement. Moms? We get migraines, invisible labor, and a sudden side gig as everyone’s personal project manager. Welcome to the emotional...