Nicole Stawiarski
Nicole Stawiarski is the Lead Content Manager at Thought Catalog. She has authored hundreds of articles for digital publications, ranging from TV and film reviews to horoscopes and personal essays. Whether she’s analyzing plotlines or personalities, she takes a layered, nuanced approach to the human experience to forge meaningful connections with readers.
Core Roles
- Nicole is the Lead Content Manager for The Thought & Expression Company, Inc. and has been contributing here since 2017.
- Prior to her work with Thought Catalog, Nicole spent over a decade in digital advertising, working closely with streaming platforms and theatrical studios to grow ad sales and inform branded campaigns.
Experience
- Nicole is bilingual in English and Spanish, and has studied French, Italian, Portuguese, and Hindi. Her love of Mexican telenovelas inspired her to pursue a Bachelors of Arts in Spanish at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, as well as the start of her career in media and advertising at Telemundo Chicago.
- Nicole is an expert on Bollywood and Hindi cinema, an avid fan of Korean dramas, and all TV and film with subtitles. She is passionate about the ways cultural currency has become more accessible in the digital age, and the remarkable ability art has to connect people on opposite sides of the globe.
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4 Birth Months Who Fear Change The Most
Change is often described as necessary for growth, but that does not mean everyone welcomes it with open arms. When routines are disrupted or the future becomes uncertain, it can trigger stress, anxiety, and resistance.
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How You Show Up For Your Friends (According To Your Birth Month)
April The clapback friend. You’re the dark knight in the comments section. The quick draw on a snippy email thread. The passive-aggressive response in an Instagram story.
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4 Birth Months Whose Love Language Is Quality Time
June June natives value quality time as their love language category because they never have any time to begin with.
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4 Zodiacs Who Need To Let Go Of The Old To Welcome The New
GEMINI The thing about the ‘old’, Gemini, is that sometimes it’s all we’ve ever known, and even if it’s not perfect or deeply flawed, it is something we can see and touch and remember and draw a box around.
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4 Zodiacs Urgently Seeking Purpose In New Places
CANCER Cancer has been feeling lost. Like they are experiencing something different from everyone around them. Their friends don’t get it, and neither does their family.
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Where You’ll Find Your True Soulmate (& No, It’s Not At The Bar)
Libra Libra meets their soulmate wherever they get the most self-care. Maybe it’s book club or pilates, happy hour or the beach.
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4 Zodiacs Who Will Find Hope Just As They Are About To Give Up
PISCES Pisces has been in survival mode for a very long time. Self-care and a gentle approach toward their emotions haven’t been enough for them to power through this difficult moment.
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4 Zodiac Signs Who Need To Be Their Own Advocate Right Now
GEMINI Gemini needs to speak up. Needs to ask for the recognition they’re due and the respect their seniority deserves.
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4 Zodiac Signs Who Leave Their Mark On This World
LEO Leo just has this smile that radiates everything in the world you’ve ever wanted to be or be close to. They make it look effortless.
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4 Zodiacs Who Will Change The World With Kindness
PISCES Pisces knows how to be kind without saying a word.
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Your Most Underappreciated Quality, Based On Your Birth Month
April Commitment. People get so hung up on your intensity, that they forget to peer behind the curtain. Your obstinance in the face of a challenge and never-give-up attitude can exhaust others who lack your mental tenacity.
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4 Zodiacs With A Life Changing Relationship Around The Corner
SCORPIO There are always those people in our lives who feel like a mile marker, Scorpio, who draw a clear line with a distinct before and after in our personal timelines.
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4 Zodiacs Who Will Find Comfort In Unexpected Places
ARIES Sometimes the worst case scenario becomes your source of comfort, Aries, because it eliminates the anxiety, anticipation, and fear.
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4 Zodiac Signs Who Are Tired Of Being Pushed Around
PISCES No one thinks Pisces will push back, and so no one worries about what they say in their presence.
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How You Win Their Trust, Based On Their Birth Month
April You stand up for them. Those born in April are always having to defend themselves from the world, always preparing for the worst so they’re never caught off guard.
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What Each Birth Month Needs In The Beginning Of A Relationship
April A little chase. The god of war must have something to conquer, and you, need to feel like your talents of seduction are on display.
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Hayden Panettiere, the Star of ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ Has Died at 36, Three Months After Publishing a Memoir About Her Depression, Addiction, and Losing Custody of Her Daughter
She died in South Carolina, three months after publishing a memoir about her depression, substance abuse, and losing custody of her daughter. Her father confirmed the death in a statement early Monday.
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Kelly Osbourne Tells Dee Snider to Keep Her Dead Father’s Name Out of His Mouth After He Said Ozzy Never Wrote His Own Lyrics
Dee Snider said Ozzy Osbourne “always had bass players write his lyrics,” pointing to Bob Daisley, Geezer Butler and Lemmy as the real authors behind much of his catalog. Kelly Osbourne, 41, wasn’t having it.