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Forgive Assholes (Start With the One in Your Head)

Jan 6, 2026

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5 min read

Forgive Assholes (Start With the One in Your Head)

The 5-Step Self-Forgiveness Practice I Learned at 60

Renee Wood
Renee Wood
I Said “Sorry” to ChatGPT (And It Totally Called Me Out)

Dec 20, 2025

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4 min read

I Said “Sorry” to ChatGPT (And It Totally Called Me Out)

Here's 10 things I won't say again.

Renee Wood
Renee Wood
A New Field Guide for Former Good Girls

Dec 4, 2025

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3 min read

A New Field Guide for Former Good Girls

First notes on becoming whole after growing up in a culture of purity and pills.

Renee Wood
Renee Wood
When Joy Feels Dangerous

May 19, 2025

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3 min read

When Joy Feels Dangerous

Gentle Nudge #1 - Maybe the risk isn’t feeling joy—but missing it.

Closure Is a Skill (And I Sucked at It)

May 8, 2025

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3 min read

Closure Is a Skill (And I Sucked at It)

Ghosting is easy. Honorable closure takes guts.

Choose What Stays — Then Loud Quit Everything Else

Apr 13, 2025

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5 min read

Choose What Stays — Then Loud Quit Everything Else

What Will You Keep for Your Next 25 Years?

When a Deck of Cards Becomes Holy Ground

Feb 23, 2025

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3 min read

When a Deck of Cards Becomes Holy Ground

How Pain, Love, and Art Created a New Kind of Faith

When Good Women Make Hard Choices—And Learn to Forgive Themselves

Feb 10, 2025

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3 min read

When Good Women Make Hard Choices—And Learn to Forgive Themselves

The Hidden Cost of Being 'Good'—And Why I'm Done Paying It

Still Stuck in Post-Election WTFs? 3 Simple Steps to Start Moving Again

Feb 2, 2025

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3 min read

Still Stuck in Post-Election WTFs? 3 Simple Steps to Start Moving Again

Some Hope and Clarity if You're Feeling Politically Powerless

3 Tender Lessons to Help You Live with Regrets—Even the Ones That Still Make You Cringe

Jan 12, 2025

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3 min read

3 Tender Lessons to Help You Live with Regrets—Even the Ones That Still Make You Cringe

For anyone who's ready to accept the beauty and terror of it all.

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