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The Soothing Break of a Self-Care Matinee

On the benefits of catching a movie alone in the dark

Sarah Stankorb
Published in
7 min readMar 10, 2022

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Photo: Karen Zhao/Unsplash

Last week I was on a reporting trip that spanned Colorado and Texas, catching up with sources whose lives I have followed and reported upon for years. Their stories are inspiring, complex, and each center upon trauma. So often, I find myself covering the ways…

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Sarah Stankorb
Human Parts

Sarah Stankorb has published with The Washington Post, Marie Claire, Glamour, O, and The Atlantic (among others). @sarahstankorb www.sarahstankorb.com