Sharon Alger

May 26, 2024 | medium.com | Sharon Alger

By Sharon Alger I put my physical and mental health at risk because of itPhoto by Sound On I'm going to tell you this story backwards, for an important reason. The biggest mistake I ever made in a relationship was to wait for concrete proof that my boyfriend was cheating, before leaving him. What counted to me as concrete proof? I decided it would need to be an admission from him, or catching...

May 23, 2024 | medium.com | Sharon Alger

By Sharon Alger Photo by Mikhail Nilov Last night was a full moon. But for me, it was much more than that. It was also the eve of the end of my menopause. An initiation lasting exactly 365 days, of living without a menstrual period. I began this journey a decade ago, with perimenopause. A lengthy, gruelling baptism of fire. And last night? As the clock struck midnight, it was a moment of goodbyes and hellos.

Oct 5, 2023 | medium.com | Sharon Alger

'Hey, men might take your issues more seriously if you raised them in a nicer way.' 'The way feminists speak makes the cause unattractive to men.' 'gather around ladies! I am a man, and I happen to know men, and what men like. Therefore, my opinion should be taken as your brand-new way forward in your feminist...ing! Listen, you're upsetting men when you talk about your rights. Now, now, I know your points are excellent, and who could blame you for making them?

Aug 17, 2023 | sharonalgerwrites.medium.com | Sharon Alger

Did you join in on the fun on Medium Day, this year? I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I was just given the footage from my session, and I learned something from that email. That is, if you were registered for the event, then you have access to all of the recordings from the day. Which means that if Medium has another day like this in the future, if you can't make it on the day, you should definitely register anyway.

Aug 7, 2023 | medium.com | Sharon Alger

Have you signed up for the free Medium day event, yet? Scott Lamb describes it this way:August 12th is Medium's first-ever (first-annual?) community celebration, an epic, 12-hour live online event, with over 200 talks (and over 17,000 attendees). It's going to be wild. It's Medium's birthday; we're turning 11 and turning it up to 11. Fun, right? When I was invited to speak, I paused to scratch my head on what I'd talk about.