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the smaller ways we reinvent ourselves

We hear a lot of people talk about reinventing themselves these days. Yet like most other popular phrases, each of us might have a different idea of what that actually means.

Many people probably imagine reinventing themselves to mean a new job, a new city, or a new apartment. Maybe even a new hairstyle and a total makeover. It’s easy to see why. These are the

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Julie Gruber Julie Gruber

When “Just” Isn’t simple

Few words sting quite like just when you’re living with chronic pain. It might sound harmless enough on the surface, yet it carries an assumption that effort, access, and capacity are universal. In this context, it can feel like a four-letter word that cuts to the bone.

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