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Sad in a Prettier Place

a crowded protest

Simple Anxiety Hacks for Dealing With Crowds

Two images of the author, Aisha — a brown, tattooed person with short, blue hair that's parted down the middle — appear side by side. On the left, Aisha wears a pink medical gown, a white N95 mask, white socks, and black sneakers with teal laces. They lean against a table in a doctor's office. On the right, Aisha wears a blue medical gown while sitting in a chair in a hospital. They look down at their chest and hold it in their hands.

Top Surgery, Magnolia Trees, and the Trans Art of Letting Go

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You Need Help: How To Stay Sober

Autism Is Not a Trend, but There Are Problems With How It’s Discussed Online

The National albums High Violent, Alligator, Trouble Will Find Me, and Sleep Well Beast

Ranking The National Songs by How Much I’ve Cried to Them

The books Spectrums, An Unkindess of Ghosts, Neuroqueer Heresies, and How To Be Autistic

Eight Books Across Genres on Queer Autistic Experiences

neurodiverse life hacks: a close up of clear bathroom storage containers, filled with knickknacks, stacked on top of each other. The author is making a peace sign in the back.

8 Coping Hacks For the Neurodiverse Baddies

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My Word of the Year Was “Closer”

a silver and green shopping cart sits in the center of a grocery store aisle, with snacks visible on the shelves to either side

Practical Magic: How to Nourish Your Body When Executive Dysfunction Has Other Plans

Two Black women eat salads while smiling. There's a large bowl of salad and leafy greens surrounding them.

Empty Magic: Lunch

a pair of painterly pale legs rest against an amethyst colored background with a suburban town behind them. Execerpted text from Drew's dream journal is layered in different colors in the background. The excerpt is "March 14, 2020 I’m in my high school auditorium. It’s dark and late at night and I’m really scared. I get a call from someone and it’s really unsettling like a phone call in a slasher movie. Then I realize the person on the phone might be behind the curtain. Part of me knows they probably aren’t and I feel crazy for being scared but I am so scared."

Is There Life After High School?

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Here’s How Our Lives Have Improved Since Quitting Drinking: A Candid Conversation Between Sober Queers

Three self-help book covers: How to Stop Overthinking, Set Boundaries, Find Peace, and You Are Not the Target

10 Self Help Books Whose Titles Healed Me Without Having to Actually Read Them

amber heard in the middle of it all

Obsessed, Everyone: The Celebrity Defamation Trial

An illustration of a brown woman with long dark hair pulling a string out of her brain

Measuring My Queerness By Different Therapists I’ve Had

A Black woman with curly hair wearing a pink T-shirt and jeans sits cross-legged on a white bed with her head in her hands. Windows covered in gauzy white curtains are visible in the background.

Did My Partner Leave Me Because of My Bipolar Disorder?

A woman with long, brown hair wearing jeans and a beige sweater sits on the edge of a bed with a white bedspread. She rests her chin on her hand. In the background, there are open windows covered by gauzy white curtains.

How I Manage the Sexual Side Effects of PTSD

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Surprise, It’s Depression: Recovery from Gender-Affirming Surgery

A sketched white outline of a person has their hands on their chest, and a light glows where their heart should be.

Grief Exists in Its Own Time Zone

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