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Kate Harveston is an aspiring writer with a passion for politics and social change. When she's not writing, she can usually be found lost in a book or hitting the trails for some outdoorsy inspiration. If you like her work, you can follow her on Twitter or visit her blog, Only Slightly Biased.

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Labours of Love | The Wedding Industry Is Scamming Us

Kate Harveston Oct 16, 2018 0

Your wedding day is a day that will live on in your memory forever, and, of course, you want everything to turn out perfect. However, not only can the expense of a big dream wedding drive you crazy with stress prior to the big day, but…

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What You Should Know About the Rising Body Neutrality Trend

Kate Harveston Oct 1, 2018 0

Body positivity is a popular trend that is designed to encourage people to love themselves no matter how they look. It has gained a huge following on social media — but it also generated a number of opponents who say these individuals…

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Living Your Best Life | A Guide to Stop Procrastinating

Kate Harveston Sep 20, 2018 0

The fact that we’re all prone to procrastination doesn’t mean it has to be a foregone conclusion. A little self-awareness, a dash of mindfulness and a bit of emotional self-inventorying can bring you clarity of purpose and a brain that’s…

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Why Our Driving Habits Are a Reflection of Our Civility

Kate Harveston Sep 5, 2018 0

Humankind’s transportation technology should probably have skipped several generations. We did just fine with horses and buggies — and many Americans are still doing just fine. Then, the Model T and its combustion-driven contemporaries…

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How to Manage Stress If You’re a Freelance Writer for a Living

Kate Harveston Aug 19, 2018 0

Freelance writing can be a misunderstood art. A lot of people have translated any career with the prefix, “freelance” as “unemployed,” or the less popular but equally hurtful, “probably drunk right now.” But at least one of these is…

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Trump Anxiety Disorder | How political paranoia birthed a real phobia

Kate Harveston Aug 9, 2018 1

The current president of the United States is fond of taking credit for accomplishments that aren't his. One namesake he's definitely earned, however, and something he'd probably rather not hang his name on, is something mental health…

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Corporate Bullying | Just Another One of the Worst Societal Diseases

Kate Harveston Jul 25, 2018 0

If somebody else makes more money than you solely from the work you perform on a daily basis, you are a serf. The only time this isn’t true is if you have a real love for what you do for a living. But: At the same time, it’s clear…

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Fire and Fury Road | Is Donald Trump actually Immortan Joe?

Kate Harveston Jul 9, 2018 0

It’s not your imagination — Donald Trump is neither a whole nor a wholly unique, person. When he’s not paraphrasing and blushingly idolizing known dictators both living and dead, he blunders into the world of unintentional parody to seek…

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How to be the Greatest Animals the Universe Has Ever Seen

Kate Harveston Jul 3, 2018 0

Lost among all the venomous op-eds about listless millennials and their avocados is a simple fact: Generations Y and Z are far more optimistic than their elders. In fact, after generations of fatalism, and even as they find themselves…

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United States of Anxiety | Why conservatism is ruining American kids

Kate Harveston Jun 15, 2018 0

School is how we train our kids for what to expect from life when they reach adulthood. We should be concerned, then, about what exactly we’re teaching them. Between helicopter parenting, jarringly early starts to the school day,…

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