AnneMarie Lavalette

AnneMarie Lavalette
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Anne Marie Lavalette is a writer, feminist, and budding believer in synchronicities. She holds her MFA in Creative Writing. She is currently working on a collection of personal essays. She loves reading memoirs, swimming in rivers, campfires, iced tea, and hanging with her daughter.

I Have a Skin Picking Disorder

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Most mental illnesses are invisible, but sometimes you can see evidence of mine. I have a skin picking disorder, known as Dermatillomania, or skin picking. Dermatillomania is from Greek: “derma”- skin; “till”- pull; and...

Love is (Not) All We Need

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To write about love is ambitious. The topic has been explored through art and writing for arguably as long as humans have existed. Love is universally felt, standing the test of time and culture....
I Am Ashamed of My Stomach: A Mom Reflects

I Am Ashamed of My Stomach: A Mom Reflects

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  My daughter leads with her belly. I’ve spent the past thirty years sucking mine in. She’s just about at that age this process will begin. I want to find the crossroads, the very spot...