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Would You Change Your Last Name After Marriage?
I wouldn't do it for anyone. It took me a while to feel okay about that.
May 7
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Simona Ioannoni
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Notes 03: An erotic love affair with life
I thought it was about sex, but it turned out to be something else...
Apr 23
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Notes 02: The Well-Connected City Effect
An evening in New York, from the 1 to the 6 to somewhere in between
Apr 15
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Simona Ioannoni
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Notes 01: The Aisle Seat Era
Compression socks, eye patches, and becoming that person on flights
Apr 8
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Simona Ioannoni
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Why Am I Still So Tired After Leaving Corporate?
Two months after leaving corporate, I feel slow, quiet, and unsure.
Mar 31
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Are We Trained to Fake Happiness?
The realization that we spend so much time managing anxiety and anger, but not learning how to notice happiness.
Feb 10
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Blood, Rest, and Other Things I Do Not Understand
A slightly unhinged love letter from my uterus in the year of the snake.
Dec 1, 2025
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Simona Ioannoni
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I Started Calling ChatGPT “Her” Without Realizing It
Healing sometimes starts with a prompt — and what if the answer is better than the doctor’s?
Aug 20, 2025
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Simona Ioannoni
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Am I the Side Character in My Own Life?
A late-night question from my therapist cracked something open, and what poured out was doubt, desire, and the beginning of my heroine’s journey.
May 26, 2025
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The Unshaved Truth
The cost of beauty isn’t just financial: it’s the toll it takes on self-acceptance, and why I’m starting to question it all.
Apr 8, 2025
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Spring Is Alive After All
Even when you’re not paying attention...
Mar 25, 2025
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Simona Ioannoni
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Where Boredom Blooms
Because maybe wonder starts when the scrolling stops.
Feb 11, 2025
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Simona Ioannoni
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