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Brijana Prooker

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Covers:  Health, gender, culture, theater & arts accessibility, politics, gender bias in medicine, chronic pain and illness, disability rights, intersectional feminism, domestic violence.
Writer. 📝 @washingtonpost @ELLEmagazine @goodhousemag @byshondaland @observer @newsday @POPSUGAR, etc. Proud pit bull mama & childless cat lady. 💕 she/her

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Brijana Prooker is Los Angeles-based freelance journalist and essayist covering health, gender and culture. She’s written for Washington Post, ELLE, Newsday, Good Housekeeping, Business Insider, The Meteor, YES! Magazine, Shondaland, POPSUGAR, Narratively, Observer, Coveteur, Well+Good, Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, The Progressive, Bitch Media, Hello Giggles and Entrepreneur. Brijana is also the mama to two peanut butter-hued rescue girls: a pit bull named Ivy and cat named Doosis, as we…

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Three Questions About...Embracing Your Crone Era

Three Questions About...Embracing Your Crone Era

In THE CRONE ZONE: How To Get Older With Style, Nerve and a Little Bit of Magic, writer Nina Bargiel, uses th…

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How to Bury Your Abusive Husband and the Laws That Shielded Him

How to Bury Your Abusive Husband and the Laws That Shielded Him

The legal system is failing domestic violence survivors, forcing them to take matters into their own hands.

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Wildfires endanger those with chronic illnesses

Wildfires endanger those with chronic illnesses

Those with chronic illnesses who are adversely affected by smoke toxins are left out when discussing the dama…

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Paid Time Off Should Include Period Time Off

Paid Time Off Should Include Period Time Off

It's time to treat menstruation pain like any other kind of pain.

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It's Time For Women To Break Up With Politeness

It's Time For Women To Break Up With Politeness

If anything is going to incite our conviction to say “no more” to politeness, it might as well be living thro…

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I Spent Years Trying to Hide My Chronic Illness For Others' Comfort. No More.

I Spent Years Trying to Hide My Chronic Illness For Others' Comfort. No More.

Writer Brijana Prooker spent most of her life trying to make her disability invisible. But she's stopping for…

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Three Questions About...Embracing Your Crone Era

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By Brijana Prooker Verified
| The Meteor
BY BRIJANA PROOKER In the age of Ozempic and deep plane facelifts, in which every outward sign of aging is reversible as long as you have the luxury of money, author Nina Bargiel has a revolutionary idea: Embrace your crone era. It’s a spooky concept, particularly post-2020, when staring at our faces over Zoom prompted a plastic surgery boom, pushing us past body positivity and even body neutrality, all the way into mainstream body hate.
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What Is Diwali? Everything to Know About the Festival of Lights

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By Brijana Prooker Verified
| Good Housekeeping Verified
Jump to: When is Diwali in 2025? What is Diwali? What religions celebrate Diwali? What happens during Diwali? How do people celebrate? Much like Christmas, Diwali, the festival of lights is celebrated as both a religious and secular holiday. At its core, the autumn observance serves as a beacon of hope, reminding us that light and goodness will always triumph over darkness and evil.
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What Is Diwali? Everything to Know About the Festival of Lights Original

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By Lizz Schumer Verified, Brijana Prooker Verified
| Good Housekeeping Verified
Jump to: When is Diwali in 2024? What is Diwali? What religions celebrate Diwali? What happens during Diwali? How do people celebrate? For people of Indian descent living in India and across the diaspora, Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated festivals, according to The Hindu American Foundation. The festival, whose name derives from the Sanskrit word dipavali, which means “row of lights,” serves as a beacon of brightness every year.
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