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Love Bombing Is Just Marketing With Trauma

Red Flags, rebranded.

Jun 2 •

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Welcome to RiotMuse: Stories from the In-Between

Apr 20 • Shiann Heisler

Stop Manifesting Men: Your Future Self Wants Better Standards

Apr 28 • Shiann Heisler

Good Vibes Only Is Emotional Gaslighting: Feel Your Damn Feelings

Apr 21 • Shiann Heisler

Reconciling Personal Values with Capitalist Pressures in 20-Something Americans

Apr 24 • Shiann Heisler

Recent posts

How to Burn a Bridge (and Light a Cigarette With It)

Not every ending deserves a polite fade-out. Some need fire. Here’s how to leave—clearly, unapologetically, and without circling back to double-check…

May 27 •

Breakups Don’t Have to Be Deep to Destroy You

The grief of being almost loved by someone who barely knew you.

May 19 •

More Than a Lesson: Living Beyond Your Awakening Story

Because neurodivergent lives are not inspirational props — they are full, ferocious, and unapologetically real.

May 12 •

the best way to die

To die with your soul exhaled on a full breath.

May 11 •

The Five That Stayed After You Left

Grief doesn’t knock.

May 9 •

Hustle Culture is Just Burnout in a Cute Font

Wake, Work, Wither, Repeat

May 5 •

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