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My Sweet Dumb Brain

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A newsletter about facing life's ups and downs, all while being kind to yourself.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Access to all my essays โ€” from April 2024 to 2025, I'll be publishing 40 essays, each with a lesson I've learned before 40.

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Monthly "glimmers" posts โ€” life updates and photos with some highlights from each month.
  • Seasonal Zoom calls, where we check in on our intentions and meet other members of the Sweet Dumb Brain community.
  • 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 and essayist living in Atlanta. I write My Sweet Dumb Brain, which is โ€” you guessed it! โ€” about my sweet, dumb brain.

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