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Recovery

Generosity. It's a State of Being
Watch now | Revisiting this topic––it's a favorite of mine––one year later.
 • Nan Tepper
16:53
Taking A Back Seat: A Reprise
I published this essay in September 2024. Things have changed A LOT since then.
 • Nan Tepper
13:35
I Used To Be Different. Now I’m The Same.
Watch now (18 mins) | Getting back to OG Nan with the help of Uncle Werner and Auntie Grace.
 • Nan Tepper
17:42
What the Semicolon Means To Me
This ISN’T a story about punctuation. Not at all. Well, maybe a little. But not really.
 • Nan Tepper
The Amateur Apothecary
About the time I dabbled in DIY pharmacology. Warning: don’t try this at home!
 • Nan Tepper
Up, Up, and Away?
A peek into my anxious brain the day I travel to Los Angeles. AKA this is how much I HATE flying!
 • Nan Tepper
Back Off, You!
What IS this thing called boundaries? Where can I get some?
 • Nan Tepper
A Notebook Didn't Make Me A Writer
Writing did. Where I came from and how I finally claimed my dream.
 • Nan Tepper
I Became A Mother Late In Life
Last week, I adopted the little girl I always dreamed of having
 • Nan Tepper
You’re Not My Mother
And wishing doesn’t make it so.
 • Nan Tepper
It’s Shocking. Just Shocking.
They put an oxygen mask over my mouth and nose and ask me to count backwards from 100 by sevens. I never make it past 86.
 • Nan Tepper
No, Please. Allow Me...
How I stopped trying to save everyone else and just take care of myself.
 • Nan Tepper
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