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Self Defense

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Alice Holm

In honor of Mother's Day, this month's featured story showcases a mom of two finding passion and empowerment in unexpected places.

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"I see myself, suddenly, through his eyes, and I'm reminded of the woman I want to be, the woman I was once, before children. Perhaps he is showing me a a new version of myself--sassy, alluring, dominant. A woman I had to fight for.”

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