The realities of traveling as a man
I’ve been told many times that I am so brave for quitting my job and setting off with my then 9-year-old son to slowly travel the world indefinitely as nomads. Before that I was “brave” for traveling solo. I’ve never seen myself as being particularly brave for traveling. So many people did it before me. Since I also don’t buy into the culture of fear propagated by the media and my government, it’s just never been a big concern for me....
Living in Darkness with PMDD
When Melissa of Break Out of Bushwick offered to share her story about life with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) for our Living in Darkness series, I was quite interested. We don’t hear a lot about it, but there are many women who suffer from this type of depression. Often they are treated like “silly little women” and not taken seriously. I appreciate her willingness to share her story and hope it will help others. It happens...
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