My Sweet Dumb Brain
by Katie Hawkins-GaarMy Sweet Dumb Brain
About the Substack
A newsletter about facing life's ups and downs, all while being kind to yourself.
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- Access all new essays and musings.
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- Monthly "glimmers" posts — life updates and photos with some highlights from each month.
- Access to the My Sweet Dumb Brain Hope-Mail Exchange, an experiment connecting readers as pen pals.
- My Sweet Dumb Brain stickers, sent directly to you via good-old snail mail.
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- $45 a year
About Katie Hawkins-Gaar
I'm a writer, journalist, and mom living in Atlanta. I write My Sweet Dumb Brain, a weekly newsletter about navigating the ups and downs of life.
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