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Tough Love with Abigail Shrier

An advice column that’s essential in our coddled era. No sugarcoating, no hesitating. Just tough love.

Nellie Bowles Gets Tough Love from Abigail Shrier

In our inaugural advice column, Abigail Shrier answers: How do you live when you feel like the world is falling apart?

December 4, 2025

Introducing: ‘Tough Love with Abigail Shrier’

‘The Free Press’ has an advice column! And Nellie Bowles has asked the first question.

December 2, 2025

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