Mary Elizabeth Williams (she/her)
@maryelizabethw.bsky.social
Writer/Consultant/Speaker. Doctoral candidate, Drew University. Masters student, Strathclyde University. Author, A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles. Stage 4 cancer & clinical trial veteran. Reader. Eater. Sometime hot mess.
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Happy holiday weekend, I decided to write about body dysmorphia and the Wicked of it all.
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Everyone looks weird and unwell and miserable and I don't know what to say.
*Dysmorphia intensifies*
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November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Happy holiday weekend, I decided to write about body dysmorphia and the Wicked of it all.
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A movie that takes place where you’re from:
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from:
Most days my substack is about healthcare and things I rage about. But not on Sundays!
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Sunday Funday: Scottish things that amused me this week, Wicked edition
Defying gravity, and Richter scales
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November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Most days my substack is about healthcare and things I rage about. But not on Sundays!
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
There are few people I love talking to more than I love talking to Soraya Chemaly. So, this was a good one.
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"Every time a woman says she will no longer tolerate intimate inequality, she is making change."
With "All We Want Is Everything," Soraya Chemaly offers a bold new vision for " How We Dismantle Male Supremacy."
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November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There are few people I love talking to more than I love talking to Soraya Chemaly. So, this was a good one.
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Here's a thought: Don't fuck kids.
Because I guess that needs to be said.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Sadly I find it incredibly typical.
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sadly I find it incredibly typical.
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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I love mess but man this whole thing underlines how much it sucks that all the worst journalists somehow end up with flashy high-paying media jobs
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I love mess but man this whole thing underlines how much it sucks that all the worst journalists somehow end up with flashy high-paying media jobs
I don't know much, but I know if The Cut runs a longform story about you or something that happened in your life, it is going to be a jaw-dropper.
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I don't know much, but I know if The Cut runs a longform story about you or something that happened in your life, it is going to be a jaw-dropper.
If you like keeping up with Scottish things that amuse me, today's your day.
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Sunday Funday: Scottish things that amused me this week
Frankenstein and Marmite and bears, oh my!
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November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you like keeping up with Scottish things that amuse me, today's your day.
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Today in reddit comments that speak directly to my soul.
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today in reddit comments that speak directly to my soul.
I decided to talk about why I deeply dislike The Body Keeps the Score. (and irrelevantly, Love, Actually.)
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If the body keeps the score, who's winning?
Wherein I once again critique a book I didn't finish.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I decided to talk about why I deeply dislike The Body Keeps the Score. (and irrelevantly, Love, Actually.)
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Remember when the New York Times had a public editor? Weeks like this make me understand why they got rid of the position -- they'd have to be accountable in their own pages for their utter bullshit.
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Remember when the New York Times had a public editor? Weeks like this make me understand why they got rid of the position -- they'd have to be accountable in their own pages for their utter bullshit.
New episode of the podcast is out, with Devon O’Neil, author of the fascinating new book The Way Out: A True Story of Survival In the Heart of the Rockies. I loved talking about grief, resilience, and our fragile relationship with nature.
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"When you see this level of devastation up close, it really changes your worldview."
"The Way Out" authorDevon O'Neil on survival in the aftermath of the unfathomable
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November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New episode of the podcast is out, with Devon O’Neil, author of the fascinating new book The Way Out: A True Story of Survival In the Heart of the Rockies. I loved talking about grief, resilience, and our fragile relationship with nature.
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Extremely important tea: I had lunch today with a young woman who once scooped ice cream for Chuck Schumer at a Haagen-Dasz and HE DID NOT TIP.
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Extremely important tea: I had lunch today with a young woman who once scooped ice cream for Chuck Schumer at a Haagen-Dasz and HE DID NOT TIP.
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
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Early Career Rescue Fellowship
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November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
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You know what, I had a very cool day here observing a conflict mediation and learning things will definitely help with the anxiety and depression, my friends.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
You know what, I had a very cool day here observing a conflict mediation and learning things will definitely help with the anxiety and depression, my friends.
He's a disgrace to the party. Not the only disgrace, but a disgrace nonetheless.
Chuck Schumer is the death of hope. The democrats better figure that out and get rid of him or MAGA will hammer them until there's nothing left.
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
He's a disgrace to the party. Not the only disgrace, but a disgrace nonetheless.
Here's my practical suggestion. Cancel your sub to the NYT today. Subscribe to a substacker or medium poster or youtuber who's doing something you love. Give a donation to your library. Support people and institutions who are de-shittifying the landscape.
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What happened, New York Times? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable off...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Here's my practical suggestion. Cancel your sub to the NYT today. Subscribe to a substacker or medium poster or youtuber who's doing something you love. Give a donation to your library. Support people and institutions who are de-shittifying the landscape.
Just a few of the Scottish things that entertained me this week, and some birthday thoughts today.
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Sunday Funday: Scottish (and London!) things that amused me this week
And the word of the week is "stauner."
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November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just a few of the Scottish things that entertained me this week, and some birthday thoughts today.
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New post that yet again delves into my wheelhouse, shitty men. This time featuring Andrews Cuomo and Mountbatten Windsor.
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Bad week to be a shitty, predatory man, I guess
Or Debra Messing.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New post that yet again delves into my wheelhouse, shitty men. This time featuring Andrews Cuomo and Mountbatten Windsor.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM