Chelsea Cristene

Knowing a few compulsive liars over the course of my life has taught me some things. Living during Trump’s presidency has reinforced them.

Wanting a child and wanting to experience childbirth are two very different things.

I reject the insistence that a woman can’t choose what makes her feel beautiful without regard for the judgement of others.

Illness is intensely personal, but it never affects the person diagnosed alone.

Thank you, Isolde, for making me pause, for encouraging me to ditch the pocket computer for conversation with someone new.