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My close friend has died after a battle with cancer

Asked by: B.
Answered by: Mark Nowak
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Going completely off-grid & multiple belongings

Asked by: Marie, Barcelona, Spain; AL, in between cities, from south east to north west Europe
Answered by: Mark Nowak
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How to navigate a wild and unsteady world?

Asked by: SMA, Pittsfield, United States
Answered by: Kashif Sharma-Patel
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I feel like I’m not mourning correctly

Asked by: T., Brooklyn, United States
Answered by: Kashif Sharma-Patel
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I am frightened and frustrated in my old age

Asked by: A., London, United Kingdom
Answered by: Kashif Sharma-Patel
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I am interested in experimenting with my brain

Asked by: L., Edinburgh, Scotland
Answered by: Kashif Sharma-Patel
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How do I step into my power?

Asked by: Freshwater Mermaid, Minneapolis, USA
Answered by: Joan Naviyuk Kane
Our Ancestors live in us

What do our ancestors say?

Asked by: JR, Central Valley, California
Answered by: Joan Naviyuk Kane
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The lesson of the falling leaves

Asked by: G, London, United Kingdom
Answered by: Joan Naviyuk Kane
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My pregnancy feels like an overwhelming burden

Asked by: D., New York, United States
Answered by: Joan Naviyuk Kane
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I’m struggling to understand and be understood

Asked by: TG, Tokyo, Japan
Answered by: Bhanu Kapil
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What is fatigue?

Asked by: r, Montreal, Canada
Answered by: Bhanu Kapil
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How does one hold onto one’s heart?

Asked by: J.L., Maple Valley, WA, USA
Answered by: Bhanu Kapil
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I am a recovering people-pleaser

Asked by: I., Brighton, UK
Answered by: Bhanu Kapil
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How can a man so deranged be voted into the highest office?

Asked by: L., USA
Answered by: Bhanu Kapil
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Help me through excitement and turbulence

Asked by: F., London, UK
Answered by: M. NourbeSe Philip
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How much selfish is too selfish?

Asked by: CSG, Montreal, Canada
Answered by: M. NourbeSe Philip
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How to live without needing validation?

Asked by: E., Bay Area, USA
Answered by: M. NourbeSe Philip

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