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Voicenote #56: You Missed the Ball. Good.

Why the least important thing about sports is how good your child is.

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Voicenote #53: So… I Had A Tantrum Recently

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Voicenote #52: You. Must. Start. This. Now.

And yes, it has to do with AI

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Voicenote #51: The Parts Of Me I Used To Fight

Learning to live inside opposing realities.

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Voicenote #41: Crossing The Awkward Friendship Bridge

How intimacy actually forms in friendship.

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Voicenote #33: The Life You Want At 80 Begins At 50

Friendship is the long game no one teaches women to play.

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Voicenote #31: I Staged A Friendship Intervention

Because real friendship sometimes looks like a coordinated ambush.

Dec 16, 2025 • Vanessa Cornell

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Voicenote #29: The Intimacy Women Are Starving For

Hint: It’s not the intimacy you’re thinking of.

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Voicenote #26: Maybe We’re Not Bad At Friendship

We just stopped doing the one thing that made it easy.

Nov 11, 2025 • Vanessa Cornell

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Voicenotes From A Friend

By Vanessa Cornell. We’re all thinking it, so I’ll just say it out loud.

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Voicenote #56: You Missed the Ball. Good.

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Voicenote #18: Help, I’ve Rejoined The Wellness Girlies

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Voicenote #10: I Had A Six-Pack. I Also Had Chronic Pain.

One of them had to go.

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