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Neon Artist Meryl Pataky on Shattering Stigma in a Time of Crisis

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In the past week, I’ve gone from being excited to surprised, yet calm and optimistic to confused and devastated. A global pandemic on top of a personal crisis is a tremendous load to handle within the span of seven days; and in the interim, my husband, Brock, and I have see-sawed between being the one to exist in a state of dread to remaining level-headed.  [...]

How 10 Female Artists Turn Feelings of Powerlessness Into Fuel

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There is perhaps no harsher critic than a woman towards herself. From physical appearance to achievements, competence to self-worth, truly, we can be brutal and unrelenting with thoughts and comparisons that inflict deep, painful, and sometimes even crippling insecurities. Such judgements, if spoken aloud would surely enrage us were they directed towards som[...]