HuffPo: 6 ways to cope with Trump’s win (or how to avoid nasty conflict with your Trump loved ones)

  Posted November 19th, 2016 on Huffington Post. My husband was worried about me as the election returns came in. “Why are you so damn calm? She’s losing in some…

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The anti-anxiety chemical phenibut. Benefits and dangers.

Excerpted from Corpina's article, "Phenibut's INSANE Benefits and Brutally Awful Side Effects"  Phenibut is commonly used as a nootropic, an anti-anxiety medication, and sleep aid. Everyone’s always asking me how…

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HuffPo: I miss the days of presidential dignity

The problem isn't just about politics anymore, it's about Trump, the very-bad-no-good person in the Oval Office. It's about the impenetrable bond between Trump and his most loyal, rabid fans…

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The first amendment and what it means for free speech online

Written by Sam Cook The internet as we know it is nearly 30 years old. Sure, the web is a bit more complicated — and more intricately connected — than…

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Losing her religion

First published on Purple Clover. I have no doubt I helped destroy my daughter's faith in God, although I myself, still believe in God, god, in some form or another.…

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Fluid gender identity. I don’t understand, but I’m trying.

When I say confused I’m not saying anything is wrong with the spectrum and fluidity of gender identity; I’m saying I don’t understand how someone can feel like a man…

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On Grown & Flown

I’m delighted I found Grown & Flown, a website and blog about parenting older kids (ages 15 to 25). Grown & Flown recently published my essay "Why I Stopped Worrying…

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6 ways to cope with Hillary’s loss (or, how to avoid conflict with our Trump loved ones).

From The Huffington Post At about 3:30 am on election night, I moved out of denial and into the bargaining stage of grief. I sat on my bathroom floor and…

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God is also inside Planned Parenthood

  Excerpted from "God Is Also Inside Planned Parenthood" They were last night as I walked in to a Planned Parenthood discussion on “A Celebration of Faith and Reproductive Health.”…

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Stop letting seniors off the hook for saying horrible stuff

We're all guilty of this. We slip out a horrible or ignorant comment, cringe, then wish we could take our words back. Before I was became a mom I once…

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