Madeleine Deliee

I expected that pregnancy would change my body. I was prepared to give up alcohol, sushi, and high heels. I didn’t expect that I'd have to change my antidepressant.

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Let’s be very, very honest about this — pregnancy and childbirth change your body. Regardless of what tabloid headlines about celebrities’ post-baby bodies and Instagram #fitspo posts might tell you, the reality is that your body’s going to look and feel a little different after having kids — which means your clothes will probably look and feel different, too. Luckily, you don’t have to wear your maternity jeans and your partner’s ratty old college sweatshir...

I learned on a movie set that I couldn’t rely on anyone else to keep me safe. It was a little late to learn that lesson, truthfully, but, as a recent college graduate, I was slowly becoming aware of just how much I still didn’t know. Like how many times you might need to say “no” before you are heard.
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