I have never had an abortion, but I would have if I had gotten pregnant. I was in my early 20s and I experienced a “contraceptive malfunction.” Thanks to my local Planned Parenthood, I had access to Plan B. Even after that, I still bought a bunch of pregnancy tests just to make sure. At […]
I recently read this great book called Tell Yourself a Better Lie about how the stories we tell ourselves and the meaning we make of things that happen determine our lives. All disempowering stories essentially break down to three themes: 1) I’m not good enough 2) I’m different therefore I don’t belong 3) what I
When I work with new fundraisers, the single most important message is this: Hope is not a strategy. Often new fundraisers will bank on getting a fat check from Oprah or Mackenzie Scott or “going viral.” Sure, I suppose that happens to some people just like some people win the lottery, but it’s not a
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I recently binged Billions because I’m really jonesing for more Succession (any Billions or Succession fans out there–hit me up to discuss…you know I love a dishy fall-from-grace hubris moment). Anyhoo, in the last season, Mike Prince (who is a weak substitute for Bobby Axelrod IMHO) says this: “When you decide what you want to
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