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“Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel.” Meet the Men Profiting Off the Medical Fears of Thousands of Women

“Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel.” Meet the Men Profiting Off the Medical Fears of Thousands of Women

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Digs Into the So-Called Holy Grail of Mass Torts

By Elizabeth Chamblee Burch | January 12, 2026

Alcohol: The Oldest (and Most Popular) Drug in the World

Alcohol: The Oldest (and Most Popular) Drug in the World

Dr. Charles Knowles Explores the Ancient History and Evolutionary Science Behind Intoxication

By Charles Knowles | January 7, 2026

Beyond Memoir: A Roundtable on Health, Identity, and the Invisible Injury We Aren’t Talking About

Beyond Memoir: A Roundtable on Health, Identity, and the Invisible Injury We Aren’t Talking About

A Conversation Between Molly Gaudry, Carmen Giménez, and D/Annie Liontas

By Molly Gaudry, Carmen Giménez, D/Annie Liontas | December 19, 2025

Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World?

Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World?

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Books as Therapy

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | December 16, 2025

Did Jane Austen Invent the Wellness Guy?

Did Jane Austen Invent the Wellness Guy?

Chris Cohen on the Self-Optimization Obsessions of Austen’s Male Characters

By Chris Cohen | December 11, 2025

On Trying to Write About Disordered Eating in the Age of Millennial Therapy Culture

On Trying to Write About Disordered Eating in the Age of Millennial Therapy Culture

Anna Rollins Wonders If Mothers Get Too Much of the Blame

By Anna Rollins | December 10, 2025

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