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This story held us when nothing else could—books, films, podcasts and more that honor the stories of SA survivors.

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The Revolution Will Be Tender

In unprecedented times, our wellness must be unprecedented too.

Apr 30 •

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Jealousy, Rebranded

We were raised to see jealousy as petty or shameful—but what if it's just a message we never learned how to read?

Apr 15 •

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Listen: What Jealousy is Trying to Tell You

Tiffany and Ashley give jealousy a rebrand, reframing it from shameful emotion to useful intel on what we truly need.

Apr 15 •

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A Soft Place to Land: Tools for Writing Through Trauma

In honor of SA Awareness Month, we’re revisiting The Take Care series. Open to all, all April.

Apr 6 •

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Audio Archives: A Conversation on Survival and Storytelling

Before The Landline, there was this conversation—about trauma, creativity, survival, and what it means to write the hard things.

Apr 5 •

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When You Have Some Time

Growing up without holidays gave me a different take on Thanksgiving—and gratitude.

Nov 28, 2024 •

Homegirls: The Role of Grace in Friendships with Women, Femmes, and Mothers

Read this when your mom friend cancels again.

Nov 19, 2024 •

Privilege, Awareness and Oppression

Read this when self-care is not enough.

Oct 11, 2024 •

I turned 40 and waited to feel old but felt free instead.

Read this at your "big" age.

May 30, 2024 •

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