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Forty years of readers writing back. This is where that happens now: a small, unhurried room for the people who read Creations to talk with each other.

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What keeps this worth reading

This community holds many traditions, many practices and a lot of people in the middle of something difficult. These are the four rules that protect that.

  • Be kind, especially when you disagree. Argue with the idea, never with the person holding it.
  • Speak from your own experience. "This helped me" lands. "You should" does not.
  • No medical claims, no diagnosing strangers. Never tell someone to stop or delay professional care. Same rule we hold ourselves to on the page.
  • No selling. Mention your practice if it is genuinely relevant, then move on. Promotion belongs in advertising.

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