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Founder & Chief Writing Coach, Ignite Writers Collective. Writing @nytimes @glamourmag @oprahmagazine @Refinery29 @newsweek @TheAtlantic.

Brooklyn, NY
Joined July 2009
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“As much as my decision — or, really, my inability to make one — has haunted me, I am now doubly haunted by the fact that these choices could soon be taken out of my hands.” Read more about happens to our embryos if Roe v Wade is overturned: nytimes.com/2022/06/18/opini…
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This week's episode features author and parent, @ruackerman who talks candidly about the power of using your voice and the complicated, internalized shame that has colored her journey to becoming a mother. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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@Beyond100K is putting special emphasis on preparing & retaining #BIPOC teachers in our next phase as part of creating a sense of #belonging for students who have traditionally been excluded from #STEM opportunities. #CGI2022 beyond100k.org/wp-content/up…
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Yes delete your period app. But also don’t arrange rides for people to get abortions on Facebook. Don’t google “where to get an abortion” if you live in Texas. Don’t go to a protest unmasked. The privacy violations that are coming go so much deeper than period apps.
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@ruackerman Thank you for sharing. Heartbreaking. Could the ability to use frozen embryos to have a family be decided by the government + your state? #IVF #ttc @ReprodMed @nytimes I.V.F. Gave Me My Daughter. What Will Happen After Roe? nytimes.com/2022/06/18/opini…
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A must-read from my friend @ruackerman
“As much as my decision — or, really, my inability to make one — has haunted me, I am now doubly haunted by the fact that these choices could soon be taken out of my hands.” Read more about happens to our embryos if Roe v Wade is overturned: nytimes.com/2022/06/18/opini…
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This is such a complex issue even without Roe being on the line. And now -- @ruackerman breaks down how she and others are approaching what might soon be an even more complicated decision.
“As much as my decision — or, really, my inability to make one — has haunted me, I am now doubly haunted by the fact that these choices could soon be taken out of my hands.” Read more about happens to our embryos if Roe v Wade is overturned: nytimes.com/2022/06/18/opini…
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Fuck I feel this one in my soul. As someone who has embryos on ice that I’m not sure I’ll ever use
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“I pay to store a collection of cells that we have no concrete plans to use because I can’t bear to let go of the possibility that those embryos represent,” writes @ruackerman. nyti.ms/3n4NeB6
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“There’s a part of me that feels a twinge of relief at the idea of someone else making this decision for me,” writes @ruackerman. “But there’s a much larger part of me that feels enraged that the state would get to decide.” nyti.ms/39zYZMV
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“As much as my decision — or, really, my inability to make one — has haunted me, I am now doubly haunted by the fact that these choices could soon be taken out of my hands,” writes @ruackerman. nyti.ms/3xBttpY
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Great profile about @katiecouric and how she keeps pivoting in her career by @wsachs. Looking forward to reading her memoir! @womenandhollywood womenandhollywood.com/katie-….
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Have you ever tried to get #lifeinsurance while #pregnant? During a #pandemic? I share what I learned about America's dire maternal mortality rates, why the early bird gets the worm & how #covid is impacting life insurance policies too at @glamourmag: glamour.com/story/the-race-t…
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What It's like to Be Pregnant During the Coronavirus Outbreak trib.al/2iIc015
Imagine if we celebrated every day like it was International Women’s Day. Don’t wait another year to take action and #RaiseHerVoice @EllevateNtwk
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Together, we lift each other up. Together, we are stronger. Together, we raise our voices. Together we get to parity. Happy International Women’s Day! Proud to partner with @EllevateNtwk x @BeALuminary #equalpay #raisehervoice
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I love everything @carlazanoni writes and I love her resilience and optimism too.
Things I’ve Learned, my first 2020 newsletter is not what I thought it would be. ~ Grief is having your back to violent waves in the ocean ~ Beauty heals ~ Family is everything ~ Know your A-team ~ The only constant is change ~ We must make room for joy carla.substack.com/p/you-wil…
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