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JOSIE DANZ

"This is my farewell column. I’m grateful for both the conversation and criticism that came with this platform," InForum columnist Josie Danz writes. "Cheers to a beautiful chapter. Thank you for reading. Thank you for listening."
"Nelson is white privilege epitomized," writes Forum columnist Josie Danz. "In a stressful world, white people find solace in reaping the undue benefits of their race. "
Danz, an avid runner, writes, "Our brains can break or ache, just like our bones and muscles. When we prioritize our mental health, we perform better. Mental health matters. For as well as we think we can perform on anguish and anxiety, it’s not sustainable. Our physical pursuits can only act as a distraction for so long before our mental health starts to deteriorate our physical health."
Josie Danz writes, "Two high-profile cases of men who faced allegations of sexual abuse, those of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and former U.S.A Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, have again been in the public spotlight. New reports show that the FBI's investigation into each case was flawed, constrained, and far from exhaustive. In both cases, first-hand accounts and thousands of tips were swept under the rug."

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"The need to show up and speak up is back with a vengeance. The respite from the urgency to act has passed. We may not be under the threat of Trump, but as I've been rudely and relentlessly reminded of recently, there are still many doing their best to prevent progress," writes Forum columnist Josie Danz.
The challenge comes in being brave enough to let go of things that don't support the shape you want your life to take.
We can't rely on God, good luck, or general ennui with the pandemic to get us through. A hose, not hopes and prayers, puts a fire out. As COVID cases rise and hospital beds fill up, the unvaccinated stand idly by with the hose in their hands and the valve shut off.
In being our most genuine selves, we become our most loveable and powerful selves. I'll weigh whatever I have to in order to feel a genuine smile bloom across my face.
Why fill our days so high to the brim that the things that make us flow get pushed out or forced in? The things we love should be the last to be cut when we make sacrifices. They’re the balms to our burnout.
My values are at odds with one another. Transgender women deserve their space at the starting line, but it's inherently anti-feminist to allow genetically determined males to compete in women's athletics when doing so harms the chances of other women receiving recognition for their feats and diminishes their accomplishments.

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The longtime Zandbroz Variety manager is determined not to settle in life and has taken a job with a London-based publishing house.
This community is built on strong women, many of whom I’m lucky to have as mentors and friends. These women are pioneers, artists, champions of others. Rather than compete with one another, they empower and encourage each other.
My parents worry about my health and happiness because of life’s general hardships and curveballs, but they don’t have the extra burden of worrying about a system that’s failed me, a culture that fears me, or a caste system that devalues me.

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