…and then something unexpected happened. — This week, I accidentally sent a sexually explicit text to my employer. She is one of my tutoring clients, the mother of one of my students. I have my own business as a tutor for elementary-age children. …

Seriously, our government is a joke — There is no such thing as “pro-life.” I know — that’s a controversial statement. But they are not pro- anyone’s life. They are pro-capitalism. Pro-controlling women. Pro-old-fashioned-ideals-that-need-to-be-dismantled. I simply can’t take hearing that someone is “pro-life” because it makes so little sense and is so performative. These people think they…

It is not — and was never — true. Here’s why — Abstinence is the most effective form of birth control. Not only did I hear this iterated obnoxiously throughout my sex education course (which was taught, coincidentally, by a Lutheran church organization), but it even infiltrates conversations about safe sex that are led by non-religious, highly-educated people. Even sex-positive people. …

Here’s the shocking reason why — Ever since the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s (anticipated) decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, many people in the United States — especially women and those with a uterus — have been waiting for the next ball to drop. Essentially, the unfortunate truth is that if they can come…

It’s our collective pet peeve. — I’ve been single for almost 6 years. It’s been a wild ride — I went from raw heartbreak to pretending I was fine to raw heartbreak again and then to a self-transformation that has brought me true peace with being alone. I’ve gotten to a point in life now where…

And I can’t go back — I’ve been sober for three months now. The thing is, I hardly realized it. Because my sobriety was not caused by alcoholism. I do not keep track of the days and work to continue on this track. …

Seriously, bite your tongue… or don’t — The other day, I was writing an email to a colleague, and I noticed something. I was editing for clarity, and I realized I had been using all of these unnecessary words and phrases. Ones that demeaned me professionally. They made me sound less assertive and more uncertain. I deleted…

SOS from all the people with uteruses — I dreaded the day when I would write an article like this one. When I read late last spring about the Supreme Court’s eventual ability to vote on overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022, I was scared — but quite honestly, it didn’t feel real. I knew that there…

And I’m calling bullshit on it — “Look at my new haul!” My friend came in with bulging bags in both hands, almost unable to carry it all. She was coming up from her mailroom, gathering her latest shipment of clothing. “Wow,” was all I could think to say. I mean, don’t get me wrong — I…