HeyJaredLeslie Bailey is Unbecoming
Spent 20+ years in media, marketing + hospitality and walked out. Writing about my "Unbecoming" journey.
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September Joy List (opens the original)
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A Letter to My Therapist (opens the original)
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Dear Therapist, The first time I went to your office, I saw a sign. It was a small figurine of a loon. Loons had long been symbolic for my mom, since she encountered one (uncommon sighting in the part of Michigan where we live) while on a walk during a pivotal moment in her fight with cancer They continued to be important to her for the next few decades she fortunately lived to enjoy. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1477409319935-d00e75fdc843?
Over the River and Through the Woods to Inferno (Apparently) We Go (opens the original)
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13 Things I Don’t Do Anymore (opens the original)
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What If Surviving Didn't Have to Look Diabolical? (opens the original)
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Hi! I’m back after a week off getting the kids ready to go back to school and going on a little end of summer trip. The vibe around this time is a lot — both in real life and on the internet. It’s a big transition month where we’re trying to squeeze out the last bits of summer but the stores would have us believe it’s Halloween already resulting in some very frantic energy. Take for example, this post I came across recently. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" h
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