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The Breakfast Club Effect: Coming of Age in Gen X Stereotypes

Forty Years Later: What the Movie Got Right, What It Missed, and Why the Lessons Still Matter

Apr 22 •

Daphne Berryhill

Why Do Demure Expectations Still Haunt Girls and Women Today?

"Pick me, pick me" turns into "Keep me, keep me." Will those haunting voices ever go away?

Mar 21 •

Daphne Berryhill

Daphne Discloses Turns 2!

Still here two years later. Still rambling on. And celebrating everything.

Feb 20 •

Daphne Berryhill

Cinderella Moments Wished Away

Why Emotional Security Matters More Than Happy-Ever-After's

Jan 30 •

Daphne Berryhill

Rediscovering '90s Vibes: Why Adulting Feels Like Déjà Vu 30 years later

Figuring out what to do and discovering what to treasure

Jan 2 •

Daphne Berryhill

Does everything need to be wrapped in a story?

Finding Meaning Beyond the Narrative: When everything becomes a story, how do you know what’s real anymore?

Dec 19, 2024 •

Daphne Berryhill

Snow Globe Memories of Malls, Hairbands and a Scarlet 'S'

When pain is frozen in time, old memories feel fresh, raw and impossible to rebury. Stories need to come out. And pain deserves a proper burial.

Jan 20, 2024 •

Daphne Berryhill

November nothings

Politics sucks and is senseless. But also, politics matters. How I'm finding solid ground when everything feels lost.

Nov 16, 2024 •

Daphne Berryhill

50 Blog Posts Later: My Biggest Surprises and Lessons Learned

“Who does she think she is?”—I've stopped listening to that voice, real or imagined. I know who I am and that's enough. And so is EVERYone else.

Oct 31, 2024 •

Daphne Berryhill

How I'm thinking about health and well-being after 50

Organic bubbles pop too: Making peace with uncertainty as my body and health change with age

Sep 25, 2024 •

Daphne Berryhill

Gen X Health: What the hell is happening?

Get-real approaches to coping with anxiety over getting sick and growing older. Plus, why should "staying healthy" be all on me, you, or anyone else?

Sep 7, 2024 •

Daphne Berryhill

My brother was a risk-taker. As I turn 50, maybe I should be too.

What my brother's "Pat the Brat" racing days can teach me about risk-taking now. How much time should I spend preserving what's doomed to decay?

Aug 21, 2024 •

Daphne Berryhill

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