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Maya Novak-Herzog
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Dec 14, 2021

The First Chanukah Without Her

“We love God because He gave her to us. And we are angry at God because He took her away.” That is what the rabbi told us before the funeral as we, the family, sat in the cold, all marble lobby, waiting to see the body. I was surprised she…

Death

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The First Chanukah Without Her
The First Chanukah Without Her
Death

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Dec 15, 2020

A Household of One

Anything to avoid running into myself This piece is in no way meant to diminish the very real struggles that many people are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. I write now about my own tribulations while acknowledging that I am incredibly privileged in this crisis. I never learned how to…

Self Improvement

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A Household of One
A Household of One
Self Improvement

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·Aug 31, 2020

The Price of Male Shame

My own feelings paled in comparison to the men in my life — The language I have to discuss my experiences feels like a very gender essentialist view of human beings in many ways. Because this is my blog, I do not have language outside of my own experiences to express them otherwise. …

This Is Us

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The Price of Male Shame
The Price of Male Shame
This Is Us

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Aug 5, 2020

Why do all of my friends want to die?

All of my friends kind of want to die. I learned this when I stumbled across this piece by adrienne maree brown, one of my favorite writers of all time. She says, i have ideated suicide in the past, thought it didn’t much matter if i was here or not…

Life Lessons

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Why do all of my friends want to die?
Why do all of my friends want to die?
Life Lessons

12 min read

Maya Novak-Herzog

Maya Novak-Herzog

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PhD student. I like to write about my life.

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