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At 65, I Just Posed For Playboy 40 Years After My Centerfold And I Couldn't Be Prouder

"I appeared in the iconic magazine's new equality issue and it was just as empowering as shooting for Playboy four decades ago."
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I Lost My Husband Suddenly. Here's What Kobe Bryant's Death Taught Me About Grief.

The fact that I was shocked by a freak accident, the kind that stole my husband less than two years ago, produced a new kind of survivor’s guilt.
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My Son's Life Is Being Taken Away – Because He Turned 18

It’s disgusting that the same country that welcomed Samet three years ago now can’t get rid of him quickly enough, foster parent John Stokes writes.
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I Was Diagnosed With An Incurable Cancer. How Do I Decide Whether Or Not To Have Children?

"If I choose to have a child, I am taking a greater risk of potentially subjecting my child to deep grief."
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I Had To Get A Job At The Grocery Store In My Affluent Town. Here's What I Learned.

"I now know what it’s like to be on both sides of the register and it's truly changed me."
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I'm a Mum Who Nearly Died Of Sepsis Because I Didn’t ‘Have Time To Be Sick’

"I had a birthday cake to bake and Easter baskets to build. I had responsibilities and deadlines. I didn’t have time for this."
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I Got Arrested With Jane Fonda While Protesting Climate Change. Here's What It Taught Me.

I never imagined myself in this situation, but somehow what we were doing felt right.
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I've Been Laid Off Three Times During the Holidays — Here's What I've Learned

The already-cruel blow feels all the more painful given the time of year.
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I’m A Former Sex Worker. This Is What It’s Like To Date.

I’m a living, breathing reminder that people who aren’t cisgender heterosexual men have to make hard choices around survival every day.
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What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Decided To Freeze My Eggs

Actually making the decision to move forward with the process was the hardest part for me.
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