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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
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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
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Daphne Berryhill
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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
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Daphne Berryhill
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Celebrating the Writing Spirit (Three Years In)
On not quitting, finding your writer-kid self again, and moving some stories off Substack
Feb 28
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Daphne Berryhill
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Five Words I'm Sitting With This Holiday
Shiny, Incandescence, Tenderness, Anticipation, Tidings: Reflections on light and waiting this Christmas
Dec 19, 2025
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Daphne Berryhill
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Playing a Ditz: The Perks and the Dark Side
Why I disappeared into the ditz role as a teen. And how its shadow follows me today.
Dec 13, 2025
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Daphne Berryhill
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Thanksgiving welcome: as you are and as you're becoming
Finding comfort in simple traditions—without expectations. Finding ways to be welcoming of people, seasons, and change. Plus, food!
Nov 25, 2025
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Daphne Berryhill
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Lessons from a Haunted House and a Saturday Detention
What I Learned About Labels, Loneliness, and Listening to Myself
Oct 30, 2025
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Daphne Berryhill
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