April's Brain Leavings: Recent Episodes

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Readings of essays on topics from food to lady power to lefty politics and more.

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The one in which April gives us all permission to expect men to be adults, and urges us to banish our fealty to Toxic Masculinity. 

https://www.authenticitymags.com/men-are-not-toddlers

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Welcome to the one about the weirdest decade of April's life. It came with a lot of lessons. <3 

https://www.authenticitymags.com/when-dating-becomes-a-crime

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Here's an essay about radical acceptance of people regardless of what they like. 

https://www.authenticitymags.com/bullets-over-broadway-tarot-cards-and-firearms-in-a-pennsylvania-hamlet

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Episode 3 is an ode to hugs and hugging, and an exploration of why doing that is tricky at this strange time in history. 

Here's the written post. 

https://www.authenticitymags.com/hugs-in-the-time-of-rona

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In Episode 2, April reads the essay about parenting a teenager. Truly, it doesn't have to suck. 

Here's the link tot he written piece on Authenticity. 

https://www.authenticitymags.com/parenting-a-teenager-doesn-t-have-to-suck

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In the first episode of April's Brain Leavings, we listen to the essay titled "Food & Feeding in the Time of the Rona" 

Here's a link to the piece on Authenticity Mags

https://www.authenticitymags.com/food-and-feeding-in-the-time-of-rona

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