The Stories I Came to Tell But Haven’t Yet Written

Saying Goodbye to Teen Years Here So I Can Give Them a Book

Apr 30 • Daphne Berryhill

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Angels, Dolls, and "Good Girls": Why I Hated the 1990s

Growing up in the 90s model machine, surviving “good girl” culture, and choosing to be a guardian instead of a consumer

Apr 23 • Daphne Berryhill

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March 2026

Selling "Empowerment" One Cigarette, One Bra at a Time

How Gen X was sold a "liberation" lie. A deep dive into the toxic marketing of Virginia Slims and Victoria's Secret, and finding real support in…

Mar 28 • Daphne Berryhill

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February 2026

Celebrating the Writing Spirit (Three Years In)

On not quitting, finding your writer-kid self again, and moving some stories off Substack

Feb 28 • Daphne Berryhill

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GenZfluenced Style

How my daughter is showing me how to make fashion fun again, with individuality over rules and a practical, sustainable, comfortable, playful mix that…

Feb 17 • Daphne Berryhill

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The retreat I finally gave myself

On midlife motherhood, a toxic job market, and a winter weekend that shifted everything.

Feb 13 • Daphne Berryhill

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Fashion started out fun. What happened?

How clothing shifted from play to performance. And how I'm finding the fun again!

Feb 4 • Daphne Berryhill

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January 2026

In Conversation with Juliette Mansour, Creator of The Additional f‑Stop

On learning from patterns, making space, and creating after loss. Plus, book talk about Juliette’s upcoming memoir about her beloved Colombian mother.

Jan 29 • Daphne Berryhill and Juliette Mansour

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If you want to live a long life, move to this state

+ "Should I use an estradiol patch for night sweats?" A pharmacist in perimenopause weighs in

Published on The Midst • Jan 27

When Everyone Counts, Everyone’s Safer

On fairness, invisibility, and remembering we’re all siblings in the same small circle.

Jan 27 • Daphne Berryhill

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Work Culture & Health: We All Know There’s a Connection

How workplace norms, safety, and fairness at work shape our health—and why “just leave” and “it’s all on you” miss the real story.

Jan 26 • Daphne Berryhill

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The Real Impact of Gender Myths: Beyond the 'Kelly Bundy' Persona"

Playing dumb as a teen was my way of surviving a world that didn’t want to look too closely—and still doesn't

Jan 16 • Daphne Berryhill

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