Real & Vulnerable

I'd Like To Think I Did My Mother A Favor By Walking Away.

This weekend, I opened my inbox and saw an email that bedazzled me:

Mar 23 • N3VLYNNN

On Being Pathologized for Speaking Up About Sexual Harassment

Yesterday, a reader of mine recently expressed “concern for my mental health” under a note where I shared my experience and assessment of sexual…

Mar 11 • N3VLYNNN

How I Am Coping As Exhaustion Finishes Me.

Mar 6 • N3VLYNNN

The Hardest Part About Winter

Infusing Light, Warmth, and Connection Where There Is None

Feb 23 • N3VLYNNN

Full-Length Audio-Essays on Family Estrangement

Listen now | I’d like to share the full-length audio versions of both essays I’ve published in 2026 on family estrangement.

Feb 4 • N3VLYNNN

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Why I Estranged From My Parents, Even Though I Still Love & Appreciate Them.

A couple of weeks ago, I published an essay about the stigma attached to adults who estrange from their families, and the judgments we often receive…

Jan 28 • N3VLYNNN

Being Mansplained to About Why I'm Being Sexually Harassed and How To Handle It.

My Response & What I'm Doing Instead.

Jan 17 • N3VLYNNN

Family Estrangement is Not an "Epidemic," Child Abuse Is.

How the Cultural Messaging Around "No Contact" Empowers Abusers

Jan 13 • N3VLYNNN

I Am The Biggest Karen When It Comes to My Safety.

This essay is a vulnerable account of the near-daily sexual harassment I have been dealing with for the past 6 months from a particular man in my…

Jan 4 • N3VLYNNN

I've Returned to Big Daddy Algorithm.

Rebuilding on Instagram After Being Deplatformed

Oct 23, 2025 • N3VLYNNN

I Approach Dating Like Cooking a Gourmet Meal.

Someone recently asked me what it’s like for me to date within the lesbian community while holding my views on gender identity.

Oct 20, 2025 • N3VLYNNN

Learning What I Need in a Friendship The Hard Way.

Is Anything Sacred Once Gender Ideology Rears its Ugly Head?

Oct 9, 2025 • N3VLYNNN

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