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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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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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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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What Does A Healthy Future Look Like for Me?
After a year of unemployment, I’m tackling the personal aspect of my newsletter’s most political question.
Mar 14
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Julia Craven
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Coming Home to Myself
A public reflection on my 33rd birthday.
Sep 30, 2025
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Julia Craven
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Big Beautiful Bullshit
Thoughts on the latest attack on people living in poverty from another hostile presidential administration.
Jul 15, 2025
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Julia Craven
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Your Love Island Hot Takes Are Actually Conservative AF
It’s impossible to separate this commentary on women choosing to have sex from the systematic dismantling of health services that disproportionately…
Jun 24, 2025
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Julia Craven
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Writing Is Hard When You're Looking For Work
In this week's Friday Post, I talk about how job hunting is a knife in the back of my mental well-being.
Jun 6, 2025
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Julia Craven
Let’s Talk About Why I Love My Oura Ring
A comprehensive answer to one of the questions I’m asked most frequently.
May 30, 2025
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Julia Craven
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Confessions Of A Burnt-Out Journalist
Field Notes 002
May 9, 2025
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Julia Craven
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