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Ask A Swole Woman

Advice columns for paid subscribers of the newsletter.
Dec
21
what to do when you are a little bit sick; bench-arching for the flexibility-challenged; weight machine numbers aren't real

what to do when you are a little bit sick; bench-arching for the flexibility-challenged; weight machine numbers aren't real

A question grab bag.
9 min read
Dec
07
as God is my witness, I'll never trip over myself and end up in the hospital again: dealing with injury, part three

as God is my witness, I'll never trip over myself and end up in the hospital again: dealing with injury, part three

'I squatted so badly I gave myself hemorrhoids; how do I go on?'
10 min read
Oct
19
how to fight for your own humanity

how to fight for your own humanity

11 min read
Oct
05
a kid standing at the foot of a really big dead-end forest

exploring the dead-end forest

You built the base. Now you can make camp, or you can go on a little adventure.
9 min read
Sep
21
how i will raise the first-ever child with no food issues ever

how i will raise the first-ever child with no food issues ever

to create your own precedented times, you must first invent a very small universe
12 min read
Sep
07
it's not about the pasta🍝

it's not about the pasta🍝

10 min read
Aug
24
'now I'll never get to achieve my dreams'

'now I'll never get to achieve my dreams'

8 min read
Aug
10
a defense of 'wellness'

a defense of 'wellness'

Lifestyle issues fall into the gap between medical care and our (constructed) work-leisure dichotomy, which drives a wedge between us and our physical selves. After the 'wellness industry' has caused so many of us so much grief, why bother to pursue self-care?
9 min read
Jun
29
Why every fitness influencer is a conservative jagoff

Why every fitness influencer is a conservative jagoff

They wouldn't be trying to claim it if it weren't actually the key to their ultimate destruction.
10 min read
Jun
15
'my body has radically changed; i need some encouragement'

'my body has radically changed; i need some encouragement'

13 min read