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Nakia M. Liles Memoir Frames Healing as Accepting Past Selves
Lifestyle
— Oct 3, 2026
Nakia M. Liles’s debut memoir, *Pieces of Me*, traces her experiences with trauma, illness, spirituality and motherhood, arguing that healing means accepting the selves she developed to survive rather than leaving them behind. The book presents survival without forcing a neat redemption story, honoring both grief and personal growth.
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Jared Kim
Healing sounds harder than just moving on, but accepting those past versions of yourself makes sense.
Pregnancy Rewires Brain Circuit Driving Food Cravings in Mice
x/nature-neuroscience
— Sep 18, 2026
Researchers have pinpointed a brain mechanism in mice linking pregnancy to stronger cravings for palatable foods: serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus become less active during gestation due to increased SK3 channel activity, which drives food-seeking behavior. The team also traced a neural pathway to the ventral tegmental area, where activation reduces cravings, shedding light on the neural basis of gestational eating patterns observed in humans.
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