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Control over one’s reproductive destiny continues to be under attack. Most recently, Texas’ new legislation has further restricted access to abortion care. In this episode,…
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Although the term breathwork is relatively new, the practice of controlled breathing to improve mental health is ancient. Yogic breathing, or pranayama, was the first…
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In her TED talk, social psychologist Dannagal Young examines the links between individual psychology and politics, showing how personality types influence political leanings. Those who…
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Rubi Morgan’s slam poem “Therapist” details the experience of working as a helping professional while managing one’s own mental health. Morgan compares therapists to superheroes,…
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Singer-songwriter and producer Laura Les, one half of the hyperpop duo 100 Gecs, writes about her struggle with gender dysphoria through her song “How to…
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As a supervisor at a large retail company, I had always felt safe in the workplace. But this sense of security was upended when I…
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Misophonia means “hatred of sound” and is defined as a condition in which individuals experience distress and disgust when they are confronted with sounds made…
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Killers of the Flower Moon is 2017 a non-fiction novel by the American Journalist David Grann, which is slotted to be released in 2022 as…