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After the Break-Up: That lying, cheating bastard was worse than I knew

Well, well, well. I devoted almost a dozen years of my life, time I will never get back, before I found the will to walk away. It has been…

Oct 28, 2021

After the Break-Up: That lying, cheating bastard was worse than I knew

Oct 28, 2021

Also five letters: Maren.

I hated my name as a kid, but as an adult, I love having a distinctive name—so much so that I'm not even bothered by the small amount of…

May 4, 2021

May 4, 2021

Farewell, Facebook, with regret and relief

Breaking up is hard to do. It’s not you; it’s social media.

Sep 2, 2020

Farewell, Facebook, with regret and relief

Sep 2, 2020

#Ididntreport because I was 4 years old

The first time a boy sexually assaulted me, I was four years old. It is one of my earliest, clearest childhood memories.

Sep 28, 2018

#Ididntreport because I was 4 years old

Sep 28, 2018

Living Three Days Without My Brain

Imagine being without a phone for three days.

Nov 10, 2017

Living Three Days Without My Brain

Nov 10, 2017

Keeping a (raging) fire for the human race

Keep a fire for the human race,

Oct 2, 2017

Keeping a (raging) fire for the human race

Oct 2, 2017

What the Colorado River taught me about being single — and partnership

My pal Wes and I consider ourselves to be ageless — at least most of the time. Even so, we wanted to do something epic to celebrate a…

Sep 29, 2017

What the Colorado River taught me about being single — and partnership

Sep 29, 2017

THE DICHOTOMY OF FEAR

“It has always been much easier (because it has always seemed much safer) to give a name to the evil without than to locate the terror…

Aug 31, 2017

THE DICHOTOMY OF FEAR

Aug 31, 2017

maren showkeir

maren showkeir

all maren, all the time. author, editor, yogini, consultant, teacher and meditator. striving to be the change.

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