Fresh Conversations with L'Oreal Thompson Payton: is not being perfect actually the secret to life?
L’Oreal Thompson Payton is an award-winning journalist and the author of Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power. Her personal essays, feature stories and celebrity interviews have been published in esteemed media outlets such as Essence, Fortune, SELF, Shondaland, and Well + Good, among others.
A Fresh Story, Season 5: Ella Dawson
Ella Dawson is a New England-based author who is proud to drive stick-shift. Her debut novel, But How Are You, Really?, will be published by Dutton Books in May 2024. In her nonfiction work, she digs into stigmatized topics including domestic violence, trauma recovery, and sexuality.
A Fresh Story, Season 5: Minna Dubin
Minna Dubin is the author of MOM RAGE: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood. Her writing has been featured in the New York Times, Oprah Daily, The Times Sunday Magazine, Salon, Lit Hub, Parents, and Romper. As a leading feminist voice on mom rage, Minna has appeared on MSNBC, Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, the BBC and NPR.
Conversations on Pregnancy and Infant Loss: Fox’s Story
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and we’re honored to hold space for these profound stories. Rae Hoffman Jager is a poet and writer, yoga teacher, former doula, and currently, in nursing school. Rae’s son Fox was stillborn on Thanksgiving Day, 2021.