Catherine Gigante-Brown
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Catherine Gigante-Brown Articles
"Bring over a meal—and leave. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, from soup to nuts. And coffee. Plenty of coffee."
Read..."Remember, this isn’t just happening to you, it’s happening to moms everywhere. It’s not your fault — "
Read...The santero sent us off with a shopping list of ite
Read...I asked a handful of women: why are people so scared of ladyparts?
Read...The hell with his elaborate metaphors and rhetorical phrases. Iambic pentameter is cruel and unusual punishment.
Read...At the New York City release party for Dayna Kurtz’ latest, Rise and Fall, my friend Nadia leaned over to me and whispered, “Why the fuck
Read...Why do we venerate individuality in adults but condemn it in children?
Read...TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) has been around for at least five centuries –– there’s got to be something to it.
Read...I go for checkups when I’m supposed to: every three months to the oncologist and every six months to the breast surgeon. I go to SHARE support group meetings to bolster myself. I try to get enough sleep, despite the occasional night spent wide-eyed with dread.
Read...Even when I explained to my son that he came from a long line of short people, it didn’t help. David still felt bad about being small. How could a five-year-old possibly get this type of size-shaming message? From other people, mostly insensitive adults. They gave him the idea that bigger was somehow better.
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