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6 Steps to Improve Focus and Attention with Intention Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I’m Afraid to Share My Toxic Workplace Story on LinkedIn That Made Me Suicidal Tim Denning
Nonattachment: The Big Kahuna of Spirituality — So Hard, but so Worth the Work David Gerken
7 Things You Might Not Want to Hear But Almost Certainly Need to Hear Ayodeji Awosika
4 Things I Didn’t Do To Become a Top Medium Writer Sinem Günel
American Habits I Need to Drop While on A Trip To England Anastasia Frugaard
Ecopsychology And Love Will Save Our Souls Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Ecopsychology And Love Will Save Our Souls
Our ‘soul’ is our inter-connected Planet Earth
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Complexity Of Elder Abuse in Modern Healthcare Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Self-Respect Through Better Posture: A Personal Journey Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
10 Things You May Not Know About Me Dr. Preeti Singh
Struggling to Understand the Narcissist? Smug Silent Treatment or Are They Really Out? Melissa Kalt, MD
Jerk Management Cedric Johnson, PhD
Accounting Was Sooo Bourgeois Ellen Clardy, PhD
Reduce Your Stress Now Dr. Stacey Maples
Reduce Your Stress Now
Summary of techniques you can practice now for improved resiliency
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SOLO — 10 Years in Bali (book release) Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Meditation and Mantra Singing YouTube Collection Dr. Gabriella Korosi
The Paradox of Black Dr John Frederick Rose
Could Writing on Medium Dramatically Improve Brain Function After Covid19? Dr Ruth Miller-Anderson
Meet Psychologist Cedric Johnson, Ph.D. on ILLUMINATION — Medium ILLUMINATION-Curator
What Pornography was Like During the “Bridgerton” Era Brian Loo Soon Hua
The Reason Why so Many Publications on Medium Are Inactive Jennifer Geer
Here’s Why I Write About Virtual Reality and Why It Matters for Gamers and Others. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
We’ve Known How to Combat Dementia For Years — We’re Just Not Listening Kylie Fuller
Why You Need Your Happy Place A Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
Here’s How My Testosterone Levels and Libido Sky Rocketed When I Transformed To The Fat Burning Rob Hourmont
What’s the Best Way to Consider the Universe; Friendly or Hostile? Chad Gates
The Hidden Mystery Behind the Symbolic Meaning of Reality Christina Sponias
Meet Melinda Blau by ILLUMINATION
The Endless Conversations With Many Robots Today The Sturg
How Chat GPT Made Me Lazy (for a week!) robert porter
Alan Detoxified His Body with 3 Self-Healing Mechanisms Lowering Health Risks & Accelerating Fat… Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Making Your Story A Video Libby Mitchell
The STOPP Strategy Works for Me Aasha Anna
Unhealthy Outlets For Emotions Aarti Tailor
Unhealthy Outlets For Emotions
Often what we think is the antidote is actually the poison
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Conference Table Protocol, Pentagon Style Adelia Ritchie
Elon Musk: A Threat to this Money-Making Platform Annie Wegner
Manifest Destiny Author, D. Denise Dianaty
What Comes First — Your Mortgage (the Chicken) or Investing (the Egg)? Allan Johnson
Anthony’s Exchange Life in Spain — Introduction Anthony Wong
Why Did Indian Sage Ramana Maharshi Die of Cancer at Age 70? Bernhard Kutzler
This Might Be the Dumbest Place to Grow a City Arthur Keith
Nature’s Survival Intentional: Introducing Hoodies for Females Annelise Lords
The Main Reason Why I Don’t Feel Alone In My Journey On Medium Lucia Landini
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The Qualities of a Great Leader Aaron Meaders
We Choose How to Be and Who to Be With Bogdan Mtn
A ripple that led to the fall of many civilizations Aswathi Ashok
Pipe Bombs Robert Shaneyfelt
My Easter Prayer for a Dying World Anna M. Clark
Shooting Victim Lit Up a Room Brooke Ramey Nelson
An Easy Night Routine that Improved My Sleep Aline Guimarães
Why Does Television News’ Focus on Needles Make Me Cringe? Allan Johnson
What I Wish People Knew about Disability Benefits Allison Bishins Consulting
The Thing About Rain Amanda Clark-Rudolph
One Song Away Amy Christie
International Student’s Dilemma Anchit Jassal 📝
One Key Lifestyle Choice You Should Implement to Fight off Obesity Ange Dim
China and the United States: are they competing for the Indo-Pacific region? Annalisa Vibio
Familiar Fear Anwesha Mishra
Manifest Your Ex Overnight April Moons
Nearly 3 Years Later, I Saw Where My Son Died by Suicide Arthur Keith
Murdering (or Saving) Unborn Babies Katharine Valentino
The Trees are Screaming Aslynn Roe 🐈
Here’s How I Created An Unlimited Design Service Business Over One Weekend Athirah Syamimi
It’s Time To Stop Whining About The Medium Partner Program Attila Vágó
We Can’t Escape Covid, So What Should We Do? Bebe Nicholson
Going From Sound Byte to Real Self Help Mudiboots!
How to Influence Someone’s Thinking Using Psychology Bella Smith
Best Money Habits for Young People Ben Tucker
Do the Impossible in Your Life Bill Abbate
Art World: I’ll take Love Brian Dickens Barrabee
Something is Rotten in the States Bridget Stella Ruxton Wilson
An Afternoon at the Beach Brooke Ramey Nelson
Have You Heard Of Feedingtrends.com? It’s Basically Medium With Ads Burk
Keeping The Balance Between Work and Love Carlos Jeronimo
Having A Bad Day? This One Thing Can Turn It Around (In 5 Minutes Flat) Carrie Kolar
What (really) is Menopause? Cat Farrar
What Is Stop-Motion Animation? Cee Arr
The Love Of A Cat Chasing Dreams
Why Leaving Medium Angry Isn’t a Solution to Your Problem Christian Soschner
I Had To Hock My Wedding Rings Colleen Sheehy Orme
Democracy Receding Dale Biron
Downsizing — Tossing What You Don’t Need — Can Be Painful. Dave Karpowicz
I Claim Kate Bush for Dance! Dawn Davis Loring
3 Threatening Signs That Lead You to Emotional and Physical Death Dennis De Silva
Always Take The High Road In Relationships Destiny S. Harris
Remove Daily Negativity & Low Energy From Your Life To Feel Better Bryan Dijkhuizen
Gas Pains Brian Dickens Barrabee
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Your Third Eye Enigma Carel Kolchinski
Doors and Windows Brooklyn Muse
Squeezing Pennies Out Of Poems Is Like Drawing Blood From A Stone Carlo Zeno
Elon Musk’s Idea of Immortality CARMEN F MICSA
Thankfulness From a Successful Ex-nobody Carlos Jeronimo
9 Examples of Short-term Thinking for Entrepreneurs C. L. Beard
Did you know these? : Why Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Raised Their Kids Away From Technology DearLove
Arrogant, Spiteful, Lazy= Yes That’s Me Desmond Delce
A NATO and EU-Member Country Has Become A Putin-Worshipper — And It Is Not Hungary! Chrissie Powers
The Well-Trodden Path Davidhollis
’Tis The Annual Performance Conversation Period. K. Joseph
Ask Yourself What You Want Often Destiny S. Harris
We all need ways to express ourselves Eduard Sebastian
Sorry, We Can’t Be Friends Craig Hellier
A Life Well Lived Dave Smith
The Perfect Clubhouse Edward Thomas
What Chess Teaches Me About Life Elaine Hilides
Why is the Mind so powerful? Divyata Dewan
You Don’t Need a Four-Year Degree to Be Successful Don Sabado
Open House, Closed Doors Elizabeth Emerald
3 Big Lessons for Success Ellis Orozco
How I Earned 12,000$ From Elon Musk Eric Kulbiej
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What Kind Of Person Needs 55 Homes? Floyd Mori
Snow and Beer From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
The 13-Letter Alphabet … It’s real! Fred: Almost Famous
How Long Does It Take To Form A Habit? Eric Kulbiej
It finally happened, I’ve become a weekend writer Eleanor A
Adrian Shredded His Body Landing a Dream Job at a Well-Paying Fitness Company in a Month Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Simplest History Explanation of Podcasts Gaby Spadaro
3 Things You Do That Destroy The Mother Earth And Cause Suffering In The World Gosia
How You Can Tap into the Wisdom of Your Body for Healing Money Wounds Evelyn Lim
A Missing Teenager From California Was Found In Utah Floyd Mori
The Trumpet That Never Calls Retreat Harry Hogg
How do you begin your writing for the day? Geri Spieler
You Have the Power to Say No: Now Discover Why No One Wants You to Use It Henry Corrigan
How to celebrate the world day of the voice? With podcasts and radio Francesco Carrubba
7 Primary Leadership Styles For Different Situations Israrkhan
Recess — Short Story | Horror | Dark | Intense — Includes Audio Dramatization Ira Robinson
Why Did You Start Writing? J.R. Heimbigner
Money Comes, Money Goes, but it’s the emphasis we put on it that makes all the difference Jackie Madden Haugh
My Conviction to Play Computer Games and Write About Them Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
When True Strength Starts Somewhere Past Your Biceps, Triceps, Chest, And Shoulders, Are You Ready… Jason Morton
It’s Time to Release Our Own Kraken! Jeff Gates
Christianity, Grammer, Writing, Productivity, Naming Your Children, and More Jacquelyn Lynn
10 Habits of the World’s Richest People Jameson Steward
When Your Children Experience Pain Janet Meisel
The PlayStation 5 Was Apparently Jailbroken Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Money Isn’t Evil — Stop Believing The Lie You’ve Been Fed Jelena Kollmann
3 Ways Articles Build Your List of Gold Jeff the Content Coach
What’s this Article Have to do about Business? Jerry Pompilio
3 Steps to Quit Being a Functioning Alcoholic Jessey Anthony
4.4K Views But Made Only $3.33 — What Happened? Jim Clyde Monge
A Simple Way to Improve Yourself John Cunningham
A Judge Without a Law Degree Can Decide Someone’s Fate. Jessica Hubbert
In 5 Seconds My Defensiveness Can Ruin A Conversation Jessica Rabel
The Legend of the Canair Bells John K Adams
Nobody Fights For Good. Nor Evil. Julfi
How To Take Your Writing To The Next Level Josie Timberlake
The Best $10 I’ve Spent Josie P. Julius
More Great Stories From Authors In The Under 100 Followers Club Katemiya
New Wordle-Esque Game for Those That Love Trivia Katie Churchward
The One Pub That Helped Me Grow as a Writer Kristina Segarra
I’m a Clutterbug Josie P. Julius
The 1 Thing You Fear The Most Keir Wotherspoon
My Wife’s Order from Amazon Arrived Busted, Then I Had to Re-Format Both of Our Lap Tops Lawson Wallace
We Need Better Representations of Black Women ASAP Khadejah
Help! I Lost All of My Followers!! Kimberlee
Seven Reasons You Will Want to Consume More Sulforaphane Lisa Manzer
The Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Gotten That Applies Way Beyond Work Marissa Renee
Elon Musk, You Can (And Should) Do Better — At Least For The Children KL Simmons
How to Deal with Toxic People at Work and Beyond Krista Mollion
How to Deal with Toxic People at Work and Beyond
Follow these steps to come out stronger.
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Truly Yours Kyomi O’Connor
Are Your Prayers Regularly Being Answered? Mary Beth Hazeldine
I Figured Out Why Most People Don’t Achieve Their Dreams Matt Legg
After 20 Years, My Childfree Dam is Starting to Crack Len Morse
Those Four Simple Facts That Are Guaranteed To Make You Happy Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Drugs; They Used To Say “Just Say No” Michael Patanella
Meet Lola, A Girl From Havana Michelle Marie Warner
How to Find Out if Your Body is Dehydrated? Louryi B.
5 Ways I’m Planning on Coping With A 2 Hour Commute Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
A Message To The Feminist: Fashion Magazines Are The New Men Lwazi
The Hidden Weave of the Universe Michael Holford
Americans Spend an Average of $273 a Month on Subscriptions Mike Lewis
Love the Faded Colors Lucy Socha
Meet Spotify’s AI Dj that talks to you while playing your favorite songs Benjamin A.
How Shock Therapy Cured Me of My Depression Maggie Kelly
How to Live From the Heart and Not From the Brain Mary Beth Hazeldine
This is Why You Suck at Exercising Mike Toney-Hoffman
How To Spot and Experience the Good Things in Our Lives Mukundarajan V N
6 Best and the Worst Foods for Your Gut Health Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Towards a New Land: Sailing the South Seas to New Beginnings Maryanne Marsters
Here Are the Most Annoying Types of Online Gamers. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Yes, THAT IS My Name Misty Rae
7 Quick and Easy Ways to Instantly Boost Your Mood Erin M.
You Can All Breathe a Sigh of Relief: The Biggest Idiot to Ever Live Has Been Located and… Markus Scorelius
What Goes In My Drafts Folder Stays In My Drafts Folder — Forever Mike Lewis
Excess Salt in the Body Nedelcu Alina
What No One Will Tell You About About Competitive Niches Nora
Carla, My Family Doctor, Was Harshly Abused by Her Biased Patient Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why JP Morgan Paid $25,000 for 2 Sentences Mike Toney-Hoffman
A Must see Movie, ‘Victoria and Abdul?’ Pam Winter
Medication by Default not by Choice Moryt Milo
I never doubt Nasar Karim
Selected Stories on How to Improve Life Øivind H. Solheim
How You Can Read Minds and Influence People Sam Starkman
Check Out These 3 Nonfiction Websites Looking For Freelance Writers Pamela Kazmierczak
Men: Do You Provide Value? Goods and Sundries Olivia Love
Where, is ‘Home’? Suma Narayan
I am Shashi’s Life Instinct and Here’s a Day in My Life. Shashi Sastry
Learning To Be Thankful Is Easy-Tech Ed. Vol 1 Pascal writes
Russia’s ‘Dangerfield Syndrome’ Paul Cohen
How do interest rates and Bond prices affect the demand for cash/money? SURYASH KUMAR
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Me Penny Grubb
How To Attract Thousands Of Readers Patricia Ross
How To Lose 6 Kilos In A Month Tom C
Being a Parent, the Most Important Job of Your Life! Pierre. Autistic & proud.
Statesmen vs. Politicians Uvebruce
The 3 Pillars Of Happiness According To The Oldest Study On Happiness Prince Verma
7 Tips to Prevent Cognitive Decline and Impairment Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Break Rayna Pummel
When Citizens Are Zeros to the Left of Unity Veritas Civis
Our Planet Ulf Wolf
How to Adopt Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection to Gain Competitive Advantage Sam Schreim
10 Side hustles paying up to $100/hour Shu Hasegawa
The Canary That Imitates The Cat Sav Map
Locust Invasion In Madagascar… ASGARALY LOULOUA
Does Inclusivity Trump All? Wayne Boatwright
Why Female Leaders Need to Get a Cleaner. And a Gardener. Wendy Scott
Lack Of Budgeting Means You’re Destroying Your Business — I bet! Sibca Awan
Bridge to Heaven Wenqi Glantz
Have You Eaten The Frog Yet? Tamil
Blood Money Pt. 1: Stony Brooks
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Thought I’d Die Before I Started Living The Blind Study
Who Are You? Thesilkroads
Texas Woman’s Arrest for Using Abortion Pills an Ominous Sign Vanessa Gallman
8 Things You Need To Do To Find Your Purpose In Life Wellness Xplora
The Second Last Time I Played Outdoors Was An Eternity Ago. Is This the New Childhood? Vritant Kumar
Lessons from Believing The Easter Bunny Is Real You, Me and Happiness
Sarah Reduced Depressive Thoughts and Feelings Leading to Joyful Ones. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated #02 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Outstanding Stories — Volume 86 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Outstanding Stories — Volume 86
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Writing Challenges and Prompts for Contributors
Our prolific contributors might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
Congratulations Alex Philippe for Completing 100 Day Challenge
Participating in these challenges might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months. Dr. Yildiz provided guidance on this opportunity.
How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium
What I Learned by Reviewing 100+ Viral Articles in 2021
How to Write Content Guaranteed to Get Views and Reads
Update on Featuring Contributors of ILLUMINATION
Collaboration and cross-pollination is our goal to bring writers and readers to one place. We are a diverse and inclusive reading and writing community on Medium. Our publications support 19,500 writers.
We offer additional support to our writers via Illumination Slack Workspace, where writers safely communicate and share story links. Currently, our Slack group has 14,800+ members. In addition, ILLUMINATION editors feature our writers and their content in the story and interview format.
Interviews with Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, also interviews published authors and many writers contributing to our publications. You might check out interviewed writers in this collection.
Links to Curated Collections
You may also check our curated collections posted by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curator, and ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
Using various approaches and tools, our editors enjoy amplifying our writers’ informative, engaging, and exciting content.
Here are the previous collections of Illumination-Curated.
ILLUMINATION-Curator posted two outstanding collections from our publication Illumination-Curated for experienced writers.
We are grateful for the support of our volunteer editors investing their precious time to make our writers and readers happy.
Curated Collection #115, Curated Collection #113, Curated Collection #110, Curated Collection #107, Curated Collection #106, Curated Collection #105
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Essential Guides for All Contributors
Helpful Resources for New Writers
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
Editors Who Publish These Stories
These volunteer editors review and publish the stories in these collections. They are from various time zones donating their time to clear the publication queue daily.
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