Nat's Podcast

<p>Leading up to the election last year, I listened to black women talk about sitting out of protests. They said it wasn’t safe. It was the first time I’d heard them talk about this. They reminded me of my privilege as...

<p>The accusation of “weaponizing sex” loomed over me my entire marriage. Every headache, backache, or just not in the mood, I worried I’d be accused. Every cold, flu, and pregnancy, I feared I would be called abusive...

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<p>Getting my wisdom teeth pulled was one of my more traumatic experiences from childhood. Although I’ve mostly healed from what happened that day, there’s one part that sticks with me—a reminder that who I am is...

<p>What does it mean for something to "resonate" with you? If a tarot card reader says, "Take what resonates, leave what doesn't," what are they really saying? Let’s take a look at what it means for something to...

<p>After a breakup, a lot of women spend weeks and even months questioning the reality of their relationship. When I went through a breakup a couple of years ago, people in my comments were quick to tell me “He just...

<p>Psychics don’t always know what they know. Last summer I was getting new tires on my car and I signed up for a Goodyear card before I went in for my appointment. I had the money, but there were rewards so I planned...

<p>In 1999 I was in the nosebleed seats of an LA stadium getting ready to watch Greg Laurie speak at the Harvest Crusade. He was a prominent pastor who held events that were a sort of religious pep rally for God. People...

<p>The cafe is bustling after the first real week of sunshine we’ve had this Spring. It’s more crowded than usual, so I’ve taken a smaller table in the corner to leave the bigger ones for larger parties. As I’m writing...

<p>When I began talking about sexual coercion, the most common argument from men was that “a man has needs.” The second most common was, “Well, maybe his love language is physical touch.” At the time, I would cringe...

<p>The first F&G story was completely channeled, coming to me quickly. I think it was meant to get a ball rolling, like it was a story I was meant to tell but I was dragging my feet and something was picking me up...

<p>When I was putting my book together, I found a poem I had written shortly after Navy Guy broke up with me. I was talking to a number of avoidant men and feeling all kinds of sympathy for him when I read my own words...

<p>Last night I was a man. It’s not the first time I’ve had a dream in which I found myself in a man’s body. I’ve channeled masculine energy before, but it’s different in a dream. It’s more three-dimensional, more...

<p>As I’ve been unmasking the last few years I’ve been paying attention the ways I "spend" energy. I'm also learning about ways I "earn" or renew energy. It costs me less energy to be myself than to be what other people...

<p>Before the TikTok ban I had a saved collection of videos depicting loving moments entitled “Love in the Wild”. I intended to share these but an election, inauguration, and an ice storm in my town put it on hold. I’d...