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It Takes The Same Energy To Celebrate For Something That It Does To Protest Against Something.

On Friday, over a million people took to the streets of Philadelphia — up Broad Street around City Hall and down the Ben Franklin Parkway…

Feb 16

It Takes The Same Energy To Celebrate For Something That It Does To Protest Against Something.

Feb 16

10 Tips for the New Resister

I was at a rally in Philly recently and one of the organizers acknowledged that this was their first protest; a number of the attendees…

Feb 5

10 Tips for the New Resister

Feb 5

If You Build It, They Will Come

I moved to Boston, MA, from Philadelphia, PA, in my late teens, a couple of years after officially coming out as a part of the LGBTQ+…

Dec 11, 2024

If You Build It, They Will Come

Dec 11, 2024

Friendships That Last A Lifetime

Recently, a friend who had a formative effect on my life died suddenly. He was the first person my sister and I became good friends with as…

Sep 9, 2024

Friendships That Last A Lifetime

Sep 9, 2024

We Raised A Good Human. What Parent Could Ask for More Than That?

Like approximately two million others in the US, we dropped our kid off at college this week. We knew it would be hard, and it was—I am…

Aug 24, 2024

We Raised A Good Human. What Parent Could Ask for More Than That?

Aug 24, 2024

Bird by Bird

Over the past few years, I have taken to birdwatching or, more colloquially, birding. I love many things about birding; first and foremost…

May 21, 2024

Bird by Bird

May 21, 2024

Legos Therapy Is Awesome

I am a big proponent of psychotherapy, a form of talk therapy, though I don’t always enjoy it. Psychotherapy “refers to a variety of…

Apr 25, 2024

Legos Therapy Is Awesome

Apr 25, 2024

Teach and Manage Gen Z with Empathy.

I am both an educator in higher education and a parent of a soon-to-be college freshman; I was also, until very recently, a student. I…

Mar 5, 2024

Teach and Manage Gen Z with Empathy.

Mar 5, 2024

Do More Fun Sh*t

Until six months ago, I was not engaging in anything I would consider fun. I was at the end of a five-year slog to finish my #PhD; I was…

Dec 14, 2023

Do More Fun Sh*t

Dec 14, 2023

But I’m a City Kid?

The nurture part of the “nature vs. nurture” debate postulates that one’s environment and experiences can contribute to a person’s identity…

Sep 25, 2023

But I’m a City Kid?

Sep 25, 2023

Marion Leary

Marion Leary

PHL Geek of the Year '17. Fulbright Specialist '25. Innovation. Human/Equity-centered Design. Podcast host. Writer. http://marionleary.strikingly.com

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