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    How to Ruin a Good Time – The Black Hole Situationship

    December 13, 2023 /No Comments

    My friend X left our holiday party in tears over a scrub who won't even call it a relationship. I watched him self-destruct and I have thoughts. Mostly: know your worth.

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    Dirty Big Secrets – Hiding a Legacy of Mental Illness

    December 1, 2023 /No Comments

    My aunt was diagnosed with something, put in a home, and never spoken of again. My family treats mental illness like a dirty secret.

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    Back in the Emotional Support Saddle Again

    November 25, 2023 /No Comments

    Once again, I am back in the saddle of playing emotional support person for my good friend X. Will he never learn?

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    It’s Swimsuitphobia Season!

    June 20, 2021 /No Comments

    A floss bikini in a celebrity style column sent me straight back to the mustard yellow pageant humiliation of 1983. My relationship with swimsuits has always been complicated.

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    I Hate You More – Meeting the Female Mr Horrible

    June 16, 2021 /No Comments

    She's controlling, isolating, threatened by everyone, needs alcohol to socialise, and has no friends of her own. Sound familiar? Meet the female mr horrible.

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