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Asha Dore

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My daughter's health was a mystery. The answer was on the other side of the world

My daughter's health was a mystery. The answer was on the other side of the world

I connected with other moms worldwide, doctors and a geneticist - and identified the rare genetic disorder th…

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Getting Over My Fear of Guns by Learning to Shoot

Getting Over My Fear of Guns by Learning to Shoot

Being confronted with one seemed inevitable to writer Asha Dore - she just don't want to be so afraid when it…

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What a crime-fighting otter taught me about search and rescue

What a crime-fighting otter taught me about search and rescue

For 30 years, Asha Dore avoided returning to Florida, where she grew up leading boat tours with her park rang…

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On Lidia Yuknavitch's "Anti-Memoir" The Chronology of Water

On Lidia Yuknavitch's "Anti-Memoir" The Chronology of Water

Like many others, I first encountered Lidia Yuknavitch's work when a friend thrust her pages into my hands. I…

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On the Grief-and the Joy-of Parental Estrangement

On the Grief-and the Joy-of Parental Estrangement

I wasn't angry when I cut off contact with my mother. Years of therapy had brought me to a space of feeling c…

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Guest column | My shoulder pain was relentless. I found the answer in my mouth.

Guest column | My shoulder pain was relentless. I found the answer in my mouth.

I spent more than a decade getting X-rays, CT scans and other treatments for chronic shoulder pain before I f…

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Swallowing correctly can save your life - are you doing it right?

Swallowing correctly can save your life - are you doing it right?

The natural movement may be different for everyone, and being mindful could help prevent, or resolve, dysphag…

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After Having 3 Babies, Plastic Surgery Was The Gift I Shouldn't Have Had To Give Myself

After Having 3 Babies, Plastic Surgery Was The Gift I Shouldn't Have Had To Give Myself

"If I don't have the money, I just have to live like this?" I asked my doctor. He nodded apologetically.

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I've Done Everything Right, and I Still Have Six-Figure Debt. So I've Made a Radical Choice.

I've Done Everything Right, and I Still Have Six-Figure Debt. So I've Made a Radical Choice.

I've done everything right, and I still have six-figure debt. So I've made a radical choice.

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Are you breathing properly? How I found out I wasn't

Are you breathing properly? How I found out I wasn't

You might think of breathing as automatic, but dysfunctional breathing can arise even if you're healthy

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I'm a communication therapist. This trick has saved me from hundreds of arguments and weird conve...

I'm a communication therapist. This trick has saved me from hundreds of arguments and weird conve...

A speech-language pathologist shares a science-backed pause technique that can help prevent arguments, improv…

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I kept waking up in sheer panic-it had nothing to do with nightmares

I kept waking up in sheer panic-it had nothing to do with nightmares

I was 16 the first time I woke up feeling like I was dying. Years later, the diagnosis shocked me.

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The Danger in Filling Out "Organ Inventory" Forms | Dame Magazine

The Danger in Filling Out "Organ Inventory" Forms | Dame Magazine

If you're living in a state where abortion is restricted, you may find signs posted around the doctor's waiti…

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No Longer My Mother's Keeper

No Longer My Mother's Keeper

After a lifetime of taking care of my mom - often when she didn't deserve it - I realized my own kids needed …

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No Longer My Mother's Keeper

No Longer My Mother's Keeper

After a lifetime of taking care of my mom - often when she didn't deserve it - I realized my own kids needed …

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