Approval ≠ Understanding #TransparentTuesday Hi friend, Lately I’ve been thinking about the subtle differences between feeling validated, and feeling seen… and why we often think we crave one, when we actually need the other. In my experience, people tend to conflate the two because they can feel similar from the outside. Both can calm us down when we’re upset. Both can make us feel more connected and less alone. Both can make us feel like we’re being understood, valued, or

Good news for women's health! (For once.) #TransparentTuesday Hi friend, I came across a piece of genuinely good news in women's health recently, and given the state of, well… everything… I feel like we should take our wins where we can get them! What happened is that—after more than a decade of debate, consultation, research, and ferocious advocacy—the condition formerly known as PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) has officially been renamed PMOS: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovari

Ashley St. Clair, accountability, and the question I can't stop thinking about. #TransparentTuesday Hi friend, I’ve been fascinated by Ashley St. Clair’s TikTok content lately. Now, if you don’t know who Ashley St. Clair is…honestly, that's probably healthy. Ashley was a prominent MAGA influencer for years who started at the very young age of 19 to build a public platform creating incredibly problematic and harmful right-wing content. She was particularly known for her anti-t

They’re all getting work done to look the SAME. #TransparentTuesday Hi friend, Recently while watching a reality TV show, it took me nearly half the season before I was able to tell three out of the four female leads apart from each other. This is a bit embarrassing to admit, but this kind of thing happens to me all the time, and I do actually think I must have some kind of mild face blindness. (If I’m starting a new TV show or watching a movie, it generally takes me a li

The Role of Gender on Moral Identity #TransparentTuesday

#TransparentTuesday Hi friend, Do you think a person’s “body count” matters? Lately I’ve seen a lot of chatter, particularly in right-wing/manosphere spaces, about why the number of sexual partners a person has had (ie: their “body count”) is important—and I’m sure you won’t be surprised to learn that most of them argue that it’s much more important for women than it is for men! So let’s unpack that today, shall we? To keep this brief, I’m going to interact with this topic

And why you probably need to be doing more things that scare you.

(Instead of buying more stuff) #TransparentTuesday