Latest articles by Abigail Pesta
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Diary of a Non-Monogamist
Rachel Krantz, author of the new book 'Open,' shares the ups and downs of her journey into the world of open relationships.
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"The Last Time I Saw Her"
Six women from across the country open up about the sisters, daughters, and mothers they lost to mass shootings.
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ESPN's Britt McHenry: "I Blame Myself, but the Video Is Not Who I Am"
When 30-year-old sportscaster Britt McHenry went viral for an outburst caught on camera, her life imploded. Now she reveals what happened next.
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The Accidental Sex Offender
It was a classic teenage love story. He was a football star, and she was a cheerleader. They met, they fell in love, they started having sex. And then the cops got involved. Fifteen years later, they're still paying the price.
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Diary of an Escaped Sex Slave
She was forced to have sex with hundreds of men before she turned 10. After such a brutal past, what does her future hold? In a Marie Claire exclusive, Sreypov Chan tells her phenomenal life story.
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Get Outta Town!
From Beijing to Cairo, five American women tell their stories of living abroad.
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Fergie's New Fight
Think you don't need to worry about AIDS? Reality check: Women make up more than 25 percent of new cases in the U.S. In a Marie Claire exclusive, Fergie tells how her own battles with drug addiction inspired her to help people with HIV.
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Exclusive: 26-Year-Old Kayla Mueller's Final, Poignant Facebook Posts Before Being Kidnapped by ISIS
"Freedom is an ever-evolving bird."
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The Prison Whisperer
For wives of white-collar convicts, help is now at hand.
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Do Girls Need Guns?
A controversial new book says every woman in America should own a gun.
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Reese Witherspoon's New Passion
America's sweetheart has set modest goals for 2008. At the top of the list: Make the world a safer place for women.
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Christy Goes to Washington
You can make a difference by lobbying for a great cause.
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Is The Economy Making You Fat?
Watch out—bad times can take a toll on your good looks. The ugly truth, by the numbers . . .
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I Am the Boss of Me
You've always dreamed of busting out of the cubicle and doing your own thing. These five women actually did it. Easy? No. Worth it? Totally. Listen and learn.
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Molly Sims Takes on the Fight Against Malaria
A million people die each year from a bug bite. Molly Sims is on a campaign to squash malaria by the year 2015.
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My Father The Fraudster
In her new memoir, The Impostor's Daughter, she describes how she found out her father was a con man, and what she did about it.
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5 Dangerous Jobs
In trying times, it's tempting to play it safe in your career. But here's another idea: Be bold. Meet five American women who have taken on some intensely gutsy gigs.
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Jenny Sanford: The Smart Wife
Amid the recent rash of cheating-man scandals (Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer, David Letterman), the wife of philandering Republican Governor Mark Sanford has emerged as a hero to wronged women.
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Q&A Fighting with Food
You give some vivid descriptions of vomiting in this book. Why?
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More Than a Pretty Face: Queen Noor of Jordan
More than a pretty face.
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This Woman's True Story of Child Sexual Abuse Is Now a Movie Starring Laura Dern
Writer-director Jennifer Fox on confronting her murky past for her new autobiographical HBO Film, The Tale.
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The Orlando Shooter Was My Ex
On June 12, Sitora Yusufiy awoke to find herself ensnared in a terrible tragedy: Her ex-husband, Omar Mateen, had killed 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida. Here, she tells her story.
