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The truth about living with your middle-aged parents

By Brianna Albers / 2023-03-20
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If it’s not my mom rocking out to “The Final Countdown” by Europe, it’s my dad reminiscing about all the cartoons we used to watch.

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‘The Final Countdown’: My family begins a new chapter in life

By Brianna Albers / 2023-03-13
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If there’s one thing my dad and I can agree on, it’s that mornings are the worst.

My mom, on the other hand, is a

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Why I bit the bullet and decided to try naturopathy

By Brianna Albers / 2023-02-27
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You know what they say. If something isn’t working, try something else.

It’s perfectly logical when you think about it. Why sink time and energy

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An illness in the family brings chaos to my daily routine

By Brianna Albers / 2023-02-20
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A gentle hand shook me awake.

The practice of “shaking me awake” originated with my caregiver, Danielle, who was accompanied by her 3-year-old daughter. Elena

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Switching wheelchairs was more painful than I expected

By Brianna Albers / 2023-02-06
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“It won’t be this way forever, right?”

This has become a sort of refrain for my dad and me over the past couple of years.

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This Year, I’m Affirming My Value as a Marginalized Author

By Brianna Albers / 2023-01-30
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Weeks ago, when I had the idea to write a monthlong series on limiting stories, I identified three areas of interest: my love life, my

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This Year, I’m Reclaiming My Ability to Live in Community

By Brianna Albers / 2023-01-23
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Like my mother before me, I’m an avid collector. Books, rings, blankets I’ll probably never use — as a child, I even collected those souvenir

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This Year, I’m Choosing Singleness as an Act of Self-love

By Brianna Albers / 2023-01-16
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Second in a series. Read part one.

As a kid, I participated in the time-honored tradition of learning about love through movies.

I knew better

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This Year, I’m Breaking Up With Limiting Stories

By Brianna Albers / 2023-01-09
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First in a series.

When it comes to New Year’s, there are two types of people. Either you subscribe to the magic of a new

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Why 2023 Will Be My Year of Resurrection

By Brianna Albers / 2023-01-02
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I have been waiting my entire life.

Waiting for someone to love me. Waiting for the snow to melt. Waiting for my skin to clear

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