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What I Lost When I Became a Mother...And What I Gained
The transformation.
Dec 24, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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How Writing About Sex Transformed My Sex Life
Being vulnerable is necessary for evolution.
Dec 19, 2025
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My Sister-In-Law Ruined My Baby Shower - And I Never Confronted Her About It
We live and learn.
Dec 15, 2025
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Three Words Every Stepmom Knows...
I think it can be universally agreed that most girls don’t dream about becoming a stepmother when they grow up.
Dec 12, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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I Wore a Bathing Suit in Public for the First Time in 20 Years – Here’s What Happened
The only saboteur on this vacation was me.
Dec 8, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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I Met My Ex-Husband For Breakfast - And Learned This Valuable Lesson
Dec 7, 2024
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I Talked To My Daughter Early On About Her Period And it Made Other Moms Uncomfortable
Nov 22, 2024
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The Couple Sitting Across From Me On A Plane Flight Made Me Rethink My Relationship
Dec 21, 2024
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A Woman in The Changing Room Next To Me Insisted on Fitting into A Size Zero
Dec 18, 2024
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My Best Friend Is Finally Free — And I’ve Never Been More Envious
Oh, the seasons of life and friendship...
Dec 3, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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My Therapist Needed Therapy More Than Me-
My bizarre therapist breakup story.
Nov 28, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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What I Wish I Could Tell Younger Women About Love (And Lust)
We all have to learn our respective lessons in life, love, sex, and dating.
Nov 21, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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Why The Expression, ‘Happy Wife, Happy Life’ Unsettles Me
Because words do matter.
Nov 18, 2025
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My Husband’s A Handsome Guy — Here’s Why I Needed To Remember That
Things will never go back to being how they used to be.
Nov 14, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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Falling Out of Love With Your Partner Is Inevitable
Relationship cycles versus expectation.
Nov 12, 2025
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What My Marriage Is Really Like Behind Closed Doors
Honesty and curiosity about what real relationships look like.
Jan 7, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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The "Curse" of Thin Hair in a Culture Obsessed with Luscious Tresses
I have fallen victim to the idea that my overall beauty depends on having fuller hair growing out of my head.
Nov 3, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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Why I’m Done with “Raising Successful Kids” Clickbait
But you should totally read this one.
Oct 31, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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How Stepmoms Can Cope With Feelings of Jealousy
'You're not their real mom.'
Oct 28, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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Marriage Is Just A Piece of Paper — And Other Rumors…
Deconstructing my ‘single-life’ beliefs.
Oct 24, 2025
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Michelle Brown
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The Transformative Power of Female Friendship
Not to be underestimated.
Oct 21, 2025
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