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Biohacking the Vagina, ChatGPT Health, and Other Wellness Slop
Wellness Debrief 004
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Julia Craven
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Held Taut: On the Ancestral Connection Between Quiltmaking and Hair Braiding
So many thoughts about the craft practiced on Black scalps as I walked through a quilt exhibit in Greensboro.
Aug 4
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Julia Craven
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‘Who the F*ck Wants To Live Forever?’
Wellness Debrief 002.
Jul 10
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Julia Craven
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A Man Got Cured of Sickle Cell This Week. A Toilet Gadget Started Scanning Poop. And I'm Over the KC Defenders.
Wellness Debrief 001.
Jul 3
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Julia Craven
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Stray Thoughts on Being Well From a North Carolina Beach on Global Wellness Day
The headline is long enough.
Jun 15
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Julia Craven
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I Can't Make Tyra Banks the Face of What the 2000s Did to Us
Feb 20
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Julia Craven
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I Think Your Intense Morning Routine May Be Anxiety
Mar 27
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Julia Craven
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Childfree Black Folks
May 19, 2023
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Julia Craven
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Black Histories of Sustainability Hold the Key to A Collectively Healthy Future
Nov 11, 2025
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Julia Craven
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Cigarette Nostalgia, Loneliness, and Mapping the Clitoris
Wide topic variety this week!
Jun 10
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Julia Craven
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I Have No Gym, and I Must Move
What does a gym girl do when she’s left with four small pieces of equipment and a porch?
May 28
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Julia Craven
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Kale Is in Season, but I Am Not
Notes on rest, gratitude, and starting over at 33, written from a porch in North Carolina, where for the first time I don’t know what comes next.
May 26
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Julia Craven
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Health Policy
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Voting Rights Are a Determinant of Black Health
The recent Supreme Court ruling is about more than political power.
May 10
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Julia Craven
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[REPOST] The Ancestral Practice of Doula Care Could Be the Future of Maternal Health for Black Moms
This week, we're reposting a piece from June 2025.
Apr 3
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Julia Craven
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The MAHA Matrix: Mapping the Self-Improvement-to-Conservatism Pipeline
An interactive framework that plots wellness and other sociopolitical trends by ideology, aspiration, and scientific evidence.
Mar 17
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Julia Craven
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Let’s Talk About Mike Tyson’s Super Bowl Commercial
30-0, seconds of unmitigated fatphobia vs. mention of policy changes.
Feb 10
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Julia Craven
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Air Pollution is Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Black Americans
This made me so sad.
May 19
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Julia Craven
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Biohacking the Vagina, ChatGPT Health, and Other Wellness Slop
Wellness Debrief 004
11 hrs ago
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Julia Craven
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‘Who the F*ck Wants To Live Forever?’
Wellness Debrief 002.
Jul 10
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Julia Craven
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A Man Got Cured of Sickle Cell This Week. A Toilet Gadget Started Scanning Poop. And I'm Over the KC Defenders.
Wellness Debrief 001.
Jul 3
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Julia Craven
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Your Wellness Debrief for March 2026
The news this month made it very clear that, under capitalism, whether or not your body belongs to you still depends on who you are and what you can…
Mar 31
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Julia Craven
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State Violence Is A Public Health Threat. Radical Care Is One Way We Fight Back.
Wellness Debrief 005 has a simple premise: Caring for yourself is how you stay in shape to care for your people.
Jan 27
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Julia Craven
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Wellness Culture
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Who Cares What Clavicular Thinks At A Time Like This?
It is a red flag. It is being waved. We are the bull.
Apr 21
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Julia Craven
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A Summer Romance Improved My Sense of Well-Being
On self-concept, tenderness, and the lie that needing other people is a weakness.
Apr 6
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Julia Craven
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I Think Your Intense Morning Routine May Be Anxiety
It's just my very informed opinion.
Mar 27
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Julia Craven
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The MAHA Matrix: Mapping the Self-Improvement-to-Conservatism Pipeline
An interactive framework that plots wellness and other sociopolitical trends by ideology, aspiration, and scientific evidence.
Mar 17
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Julia Craven
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The Influencer Will See You Now
Half of Americans under 50 get their health information from influencers. The people medicine has failed are leaning on them the most.
May 8
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Julia Craven
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Well Spent
Well-Spent #3: MDSolarSciences Makes a Convincing Case for Sun Protection in Your Makeup Bag
Your least impressed friend is gagged over one of the products in the lineup below.
Mar 24
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Julia Craven
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Well-Spent #2: A Cashmere Brand Made Creatine. I Tried It.
Quince sells clothing, bedding, and now supplements. Here’s what they get right and where they could improve.
Feb 27
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Julia Craven
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Well-Spent #1: Getting Clear with Prequel Skin
A new series to help you be a smarter, more thoughtful consumer and understand when a product is a meaningful addition to your life.
Jan 31
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Living A Better Life Resources
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Reproductive Health Facts You Didn’t Learn In Sex Ed
The sex ed class you deserved, about 20 years late.
Mar 3
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Julia Craven
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A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Heart Health for Black Americans
February's Living A Better Life Resource covers everything from advocating in the doctor's office to practical nutrition swaps, exercise for any ability…
Feb 17
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Julia Craven
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State Violence Is A Public Health Threat. Radical Care Is One Way We Fight Back.
Wellness Debrief 005 has a simple premise: Caring for yourself is how you stay in shape to care for your people.
Jan 27
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Julia Craven
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The Healthy Futures Syllabus
January’s Living A Better Life Resources is a comprehensive collection of tools, texts, and practices that are foundational to understanding and living…
Jan 6
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Julia Craven
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Expert Q+A's
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What the Heck is Cycle Syncing Anyway? Natural Cycles Has Some Answers.
The senior medical advisor for the only FDA-cleared birth control app explains hormones, working out on your period, and the gap between what TikTok…
Mar 10
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Julia Craven
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Michele Thorne on Food Sovereignty, Black Farming, and the Fight for Ethical Protein
The executive director of The Good Meat Project discusses the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer, the barriers facing Black livestock farmers, and what…
Feb 24
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Julia Craven
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Holding Space with SisterSong
Monica Simpson, SisterSong’s executive director, and Dr. Noelle Spencer, the organization’s research manager, on how space-making is a form of care for…
Jan 13
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Julia Craven
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How Social Policy Shapes Health: A Conversation with Dr. Emily Dore
Introducing Research Vignette No. 001, a new feature where smart people talk about a topic briefly.
Oct 3, 2025
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Julia Craven
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Essays
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Stray Thoughts on Being Well From a North Carolina Beach on Global Wellness Day
The headline is long enough.
Jun 15
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Julia Craven
2
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Cigarette Nostalgia, Loneliness, and Mapping the Clitoris
Wide topic variety this week!
Jun 10
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Julia Craven
9
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I Have No Gym, and I Must Move
What does a gym girl do when she’s left with four small pieces of equipment and a porch?
May 28
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Julia Craven
7
2
Kale Is in Season, but I Am Not
Notes on rest, gratitude, and starting over at 33, written from a porch in North Carolina, where for the first time I don’t know what comes next.
May 26
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Julia Craven
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