My essays

We need to talk about why women are expected to tolerate pain

Updated with new information from the CDC

Oct 8 •

New tie, same old misogyny: JD Vance’s failed rebrand

That pink tie isn't fooling anyone

Oct 3 •

Behind the scenes at Oprah's "Unite for America" rally

A night fully of serendipity and surprises

Sep 24 •

Finding the elusive sweet spot between chaos and boredom

It's possible that the whole point of resting is that it leads you to the next important thing

Sep 17 •

Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment in 1969

Women like Chisholm blazed a trail so that Kamala Harris didn't have to

Aug 27 •

Kamala Harris broke zoom

Watch the video of “White Women: Answer the Call” featuring Andrea Gibson, Glennon Doyle, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, Connie Britton, and more

Jul 26 •

White women have 100 days to help save the world

Since the 1950s, a majority of white women have voted Republican in all but two presidential elections. But if we mobilize, we can help elect the first…

Jul 22 •

It's the fucking guns

If the attempted assassination of their presidential candidate wasn’t a wake-up call for Republican gun extremists, then losing this election needs to…

Jul 16 •

Hot menopausal woman summer

Middle-aged women are having a moment

Jun 18 •

A follow up conversation on the undiagnosed Gen X'ers with ADHD

Listen in to my conversation with Amanda de Cadenet

May 28 •

How being connected to our phones can disconnect us from one another

Tell me about how you use your smartphone and social media apps

May 14 •

Decades of undiagnosed ADHD in Gen X girls created a “lost generation” of women

How ADHD symptoms impact us throughout our lives, from puberty to menopause

Apr 30 •

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