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At the onset of turning 30, one woman experiences a moment of panic and reflects on what she doesn't have versus what she has accomplished in life. In this wonderful piece, she has a self-realization that her 30s are going to be amazing!

The Panic of Turning 30

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 Carollaine Garcia 0 Comment #age, #identity, birthdays, empoweringwomen, growingolder, idgaf, thirtyyearsold, turningthirty

When I started writing this piece, it was filled with magical unicorns that pooped sprinkles and vomited rainbows. Though I

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Check out these amazing confidence booster tips to help you get confident in your beauty, identity, job, and more!

Confidence Boosts For Every Part of Your Life

August 23, 2016August 19, 2016 Alex Temblador 4 Comments #beauty, #identity, #inspire, #travel, #whoyouare, confidence, selfconfidence, whatyouknow

I’m a confident lady — for the most part. I talk the talk and walk the walk and I stand

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After a quarter life crisis or two, one woman found a new type of happiness from collecting vinyls and pursuing her passion for music.

Creativity Inspiration Music

How I Built a Vinyl Collection and Found my Identity

August 2, 2016August 1, 2016 Jacquelin Richards 3 Comments #creative, #identity, #inspiration, #music, collecting, collections, creativity, vinyl

In my early 20s, I spent a lot of time reading self-help books. The very first book I picked up

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My Scars are the Best

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Jessica Wilder 3 Comments #beauty, #female, #identity, #women, childhood, face, scar, scars

My scars have done me huge favors over the years. That’s how I’ve been learning to see them, as blessings

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One woman provides insight to difficult questions that bisexual women receive from friends, families, and strangers. Check it out for advice.

Diplomatic Responses to Comments About Your Bisexuality

July 18, 2016July 17, 2016 Jiell Richardson 1 Comment #advice, #family, #friends, #identity, bi, bisexual, bisexuality, lgbt, lgbtqia

Since coming out as bisexual couple of years ago, I found myself christened with typical questions and comments that bisexual

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In this fictional short story, one young Mexican American struggles between her heritage and culture and modern medicine.

Short Story: Curanderas In The Ceiling

July 13, 2016July 12, 2016 Alex Temblador 0 Comment #fiction, #health, #HPV, #identity, #shortstory, #wellness, culture, curanderas, curanderismo, MexicanAmericans, science, stories

There are fish in the ceiling. Giant orange and white clown fish circling above my head, like sharks circling prey.

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How Pride Taught Me To Love Myself

June 30, 2016July 3, 2016 Myria Martin 0 Comment #female, #identity, #love, #selflove, #women, lgbtq, lgbtqia, lgbtrights, pride, pridemonth, queer

I realized that I wasn’t straight when I was thirteen, an age that many claim is too young for kids

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Race, sexual orientation, religion, or gender may determine our identities, however. they should not determine violence against us. In this moving piece, a woman shares how we are beautiful in our difference and more alike than it may seem. She ends the piece by asking others to not hurt those who may seem different than them.

Please Don’t Hurt Me

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 Carollaine Garcia 1 Comment #identity, #love, #safety, #women, children, creativity, lgbtq, peopleofcolor, religion, violence

I am a person of color, and I was born this way. I have spent my life being told to

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This woman shares her experience with how others have determined her racial and ethnic identity for her and why that is not okay.

You Can’t Determine My Racial or Ethnic Identity For Me

May 17, 2016May 15, 2016 Alex Temblador 0 Comment #ethnicity, #identity, #inspiration, #mixed, #mixedrace, #multiracial, #race, #racial, #whoiam, #woman

Some mixed kids have difficult childhoods. For me, it was fairly easy. Growing up, my racial and ethnic identity never

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Career Identity Inspiration

How Calling Myself a Writer Changed My Life

March 28, 2016April 13, 2016 Alex Temblador 2 Comments #acceptance, #career, #identity, #inspirational, #job, #writer, #writing

I’ve always been a writer, but it’s only been within the last few years that I’ve actually called myself a

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