When I was pregnant with twins, I asked my family not to call them twins. It sounds irrational, I know. But the word “twins” - with all its baggage about sameness, about being a unit, about losing individuality before they were even born - overwhelmed me. So I reframed it: I was having two chi...

No it isn’t. That’s a lie. It’s just easier not to deal with your disappointment in other people anymore so “I’ll just do it myself” is how you protect yourself. But it’s a lie. And it’s sucking the life out of you. So what’s a girl to do when she knows she’s killing herself picking up all the dr...