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‘Perhaps Life Would Be Easier if I Shaved, But Why?’

By Alok Vaid-Menon — 2019

When I told my family I was trans, one of their initial reactions was, “But you’re so hairy! It’s going to be so difficult to remove all your hair to be a woman, so you should just give up.” They were zeroing in on my body hair as the barrier for me to be seen as feminine.

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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

Everyone needs to love and be loved—even men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving.

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When You Realize How Perfect Everything Is: A Conversation About Life Between Grandfather and Grandson

Go on a journey of wonder and grace with NY Times bestselling author Bernie Siegel, MD and his grandson, Charlie Siegel.

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Jeff Foster: “If Only We Were Taught to See Everything Within Us as Divine”

Jeff Foster explains the violence of not accepting ourselves and turning against ourselves. He gives the example if a chair that is simply present and full of love for the person sitting on it.

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Love, No Matter What | Andrew Solomon

What is it like to raise a child who’s different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently abled kid, or a criminal)? In this quietly moving talk, writer Andrew Solomon shares what he learned from talking to dozens of parents—asking them: What’s the line between...

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Lodro Rinzler—How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People)

Most of us think that love is something out there—something to be attained—yet the Buddha taught that underneath our layers of self-doubt and criticism is peace and love within each of us.

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Acharya Ferguson—Wisdom of the Heart

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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.

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The Road to Character

With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways.

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Gender Identity