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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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Cigarette Nostalgia, Loneliness, and Mapping the Clitoris
Wide topic variety this week!
Jun 10
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Julia Craven
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May 2026
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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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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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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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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April 2026
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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Homegoing
On leaving the city that witnessed the last 11 years of my life.
Apr 19
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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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[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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March 2026
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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