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Promposity is Back With a Brand New Contest!

Dear All, — I’m pleased to announce the relaunch of Promposity. As most are aware there were a number of changes at Medium in the last year which affected individual content creators and publications. Many publications, small and large, closed their doors. …

Writing

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Promposity is Back With a Brand New Contest!
Promposity is Back With a Brand New Contest!
Writing

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Mental Gecko

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All My News Break Stories In One Place

You can access all my advice and information about Newsbreak here. — With so many Medium writers already hired as creators by New Break or hoping to be, I have collected all my articles about the platform here in one place to make it easier to find them. …

Writing

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All My News Break Stories In One Place
All My News Break Stories In One Place
Writing

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The Partnered Pen

·4 days ago

Pieces of Me Left Scattered, Ignored

One may chase money to survive physically, but may find a loss of voice, of hope, of connection leaving you just a mindless hamster on a wheel — The siren call of Medium drew me back like a long-lost friend. I had left purely for financial reasons — no matter how much I loved writing here, the earnings simply weren’t enough to justify the precious time spent crafting each soul-baring piece. I tried to replace it with side…

Writing Life

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Pieces of Me Left Scattered, Ignored
Pieces of Me Left Scattered, Ignored
Writing Life

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The Partnered Pen

·Aug 31, 2022

Does Everyone Deserve to Be Happy?

Is happiness a basic human right we all automatically deserve or does it depend on what it is that makes us happy? — When working with counseling clients, at some point I always include the statement, “You deserve to be happy,” or “You deserve to enjoy life,” something along those lines. …

Psychology

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Does Everyone Deserve to Be Happy?
Does Everyone Deserve to Be Happy?
Psychology

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The Partnered Pen

·Apr 26, 2022

No Ambulances to be Found in Shanghai as the Sick are Forced to Fend for Themselves

Unless the medical emergency is related to COVID-19, you cannot call an ambulance in Shanghai — I had been waiting for over 48 hours to hear from ESL student, Nyah, after she’d unexpectedly cut the connection while having medical problems and being unable to breathe (original story). I was becoming quite worried. …

Lockdown

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No Ambulances to be Found in Shanghai as the Sick are Forced to Fend for Themselves
No Ambulances to be Found in Shanghai as the Sick are Forced to Fend for Themselves
Lockdown

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The Partnered Pen

·Apr 20, 2022

Egyptian Young Adults Are Focusing on Self-Growth and Peace Over Politics

What I learned about how the younger generation in Egypt views their own self development vs. their place in politics — I have gotten a few Egyptian students over the months since I started tutoring ESL classes. I always love hearing from them about their country as ancient Egypt is a culture I’ve always found fascinating, from a mythological standpoint, as well as from an archeological one. The person I spoke…

Egypt

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Egyptian Young Adults Are Focusing on Self-Growth and Peace Over Politics
Egyptian Young Adults Are Focusing on Self-Growth and Peace Over Politics
Egypt

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The Partnered Pen

·Apr 17, 2022

My Student Seemed to Stop Breathing Then the Screen Went Blank and There’s Nothing I Can Do But Worry — The Reality of Lockdown in Shanghai

China’s COVID crisis and lockdown is leading to complex stress situations and in some cases trauma, resulting in even the most competent among them beginning to fall apart — Tonight, I watched as one of my ESL students, Nyah (not her real name), began having trouble breathing, then started gasping for breath. Unfortunately, she wasn’t in the room with me where I would have been able to call 911. …

China

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My Student Seemed to Stop Breathing Then the Screen Went Blank and There’s Nothing I Can Do But…
My Student Seemed to Stop Breathing Then the Screen Went Blank and There’s Nothing I Can Do But…
China

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The Partnered Pen

·Mar 14, 2022

Research Says You Can Bond With Your Cat By Blinking Slowly

Narrowing your eyes is the feline version of smiling and it can communicate happiness to your cat — Dog people are used to their pets greeting them lavishly when they walk in the door. Cats however, tend to be more standoffish, and often won’t approach new people or sometimes even those they know well. …

Cats

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Research Says You Can Bond With Your Cat By Blinking Slowly
Research Says You Can Bond With Your Cat By Blinking Slowly
Cats

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Everything Shortform

·Mar 6, 2022

Is it just me or is Russia beyond narcissistic expecting they can attack the Ukraine but demand of…

Is it just me or is Russia beyond narcissistic expecting they can attack the Ukraine but demand of NATO and the EU that no one helps them? I was floored reading the news that Russia has called on EU and NATO countries to stop “pumping weapons” into the Ukraine. Evidently…

Narcissism

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Narcissism

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The Creative Cafe

·Mar 3, 2022

Chiaroscuro

All looked darkly In empty rooms and separate stars Remembering Light tilted nearby Unreachable and yet we reach Outer night familiar Consigned to broken moon Blue-black cold splinters Austere and lonely All now shifting with a jolt Soulful, subtle sweetness Ripping outward, gaily runs And dark now flees the land Where fields will green Each day to lengthen In its own season Within both light and…

Poetry

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Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro
Poetry

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Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

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I write about behavioral health & other topics. I’m Managing Editor (Serials, Novellas) for LVP Press. See my other articles: https://hubpages.com/@nataliefrank

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