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Eight Years Ago I Took My Last Drink
And why I celebrate milestones but rarely talk about sobriety anymore.
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A Peek Behind the Curtain: How I Sold Hey, Hun!
Proposals, agents, finances...all your burning questions answered!
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I’m Surprised the FBI Hasn’t Visited Me Yet
My unhinged search history and other casual musings
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I've Got a Small Query...
Actually, a big one: My Novel!
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Sober Influencers, Quit Lit, and Hybrid Publishing
And what the heck they have to do with each other
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How Not to Dissociate During an Election as a Sober Writer
Losing a manuscript and being offered drugs multiple times a day doesn't help.
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Recruiting your own competition isn't smart business strategy
I can't believe I have to say this.
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Why Ignorance Makes the Best Bossbabe
It's easy to sell a dream when you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
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Get my substack FREE!
Who doesn't like free shit?
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On 20 Years of Marriage
And why "congratulations" doesn't seem like the right word.
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MLM: Manipulative Lies, Ma'am
BODi / Beachbody cuts ties with multilevel marketing, and bossbabes keep bossbabing.
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Why is Your Face Like That? Lip Edition!
In-office procedures and my newest fave lip treatment!
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Nature's Ozempic and Other Batshit Claims
I'll take 'False Equivalencies" for $200, Alex!
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Why Is Your Face Like That?
Answering reader questions about my skin! (Yes! A break from MLM content!)
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