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The thought of COVID-19 is a very scary thought for some people. It has infected a lot of people, and it is very easy to catch. The symptoms of this virus…

March 21, 2020 · 2 min read

Gray is the hottest hair color of the moment, per the WSJ. A personal essay on ditching the dye — and whether courage will follow.

January 17, 2019 · 1 min read

My daughter came home asking me to pick one word for the year. I chose perseverance. Here's what my friends chose — and why the exercise is worth doing.

January 9, 2019 · 3 min read

No best career, no best body — but more self-acceptance than ever. A personal essay on what rocking your 40s actually feels like.

December 4, 2018 · 2 min read

After 17 years of motherhood: let kids fail, compete only with yourself, love yourself first, and be okay with the world seeing your vulnerable self.

September 6, 2018 · 2 min read

Seventeen years in the U.S. and still learning: hello waves from strangers, grocery-shelf manners, gym small talk, and words that don't translate.

October 16, 2017 · 1 min read

In 2014, women-empowerment videos flooded YouTube. A TI essay asks the harder question: what happens after the watching?

October 1, 2014 · 1 min read

A meditation on December: the year's final month as a season of reckoning, ritual, and the quiet arithmetic of what the year added up to.

December 19, 2012 · 2 min read

The beauty industry sells empowerment in a tube — but the daily ritual of makeup, products, and perfection has a price. An essay on the pressure.

April 23, 2012 · 1 min read