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In Challenging times, We Can Find Comfort in the Wisdom of Animals

Michelle Renzetti, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published on Thrive Global. “It’s a beautiful spring in Tucson and we are on day idontknow of staying home to do our part in a global pandemic. Who knew I would take comfort in a crane fly.” […]

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Love in the time of Corona

Amita Nathwani, 2019-2020. This piece was originally published on Thrive Global. “Being a provider who helps people understand the deeper meaning of life through psycho-spiritual counseling, I have been training for this very moment most of my life. And I have encouraged my clients to follow the path of non-attachment and freedom of suffering through […]

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Local Opinion: The novel threat of COVID-19

Dr. Felicia Goodrum Sterling, 2018-2019 Fellow. This piece was first published on the Arizona Daily Star. “The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (known as SARS-CoV-2) is rapidly spreading across the globe. Hundreds of new cases are being confirmed each day in the US- even in the absence of widespread screening.” […]

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What do allergies, blueberries and the Masters Tournament have in common? Early spring

Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020. This piece was first published on The Hill. “If you live in the Southern or Mid-Atlantic states, you are most likely well aware that this winter was very mild. January 2020 was the warmest ever recorded.” […]

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Mirror, Mirror in the Solarium: Learning from Karen Carpenter’s Death as an Act of Self-Love

Lauryn Bianco, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published on Thrive Global. “Despite Karen Carpenter’s very public, painful death due to complications from anorexia – we continue the cultural narrative of what a body “should” look like.” […]

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Marriage Story: What Heterosexual Relationships Can Learn from Queer Divorce

Lauryn Bianco, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in We News. “As Marriage Story grasps for an Oscar, this weekend we are reminded that the story of a heterosexual couple going through a painful, cruel divorce is the unfortunate story of many in our country. And yet, it doesn’t have to be.” […]

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