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The Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, founded by herbalist Michael Moore, offers a vast free library of medicinal plant resources including over 2,500 plant photographs, illustrated herb manuals, botanical monographs, and distance learning programs in constitutional herbalism and materia medica. Built over decades of teaching and field study, this site is an extraordinary reference for anyone serious about medicinal plants and herbal medicine traditions.

Created by the person behind 'Diet Coke or Choke', this personal site blends chronic illness storytelling with curated recommendations for movies, games, books, and links to other indie web spaces. The creator uses the site as a form of self-expression and a love letter to the old, human-centered internet, making it a warm and eclectic corner of the web.

A raw and personal FC2 blog by 'catgirlvomit,' a self-described 'sad girl on the net' documenting her struggles with poverty, stress, college life, and emotional hardship. The site's dominant tone is introspective and vulnerable, with most posts filed under 'negative' and touching on mental health crises, therapy, and daily survival.

Cliophate.wtf is a thoughtful personal blog where the author documents experiments in mindful technology use, including a multi-week project to reduce smartphone screen time and break habits of reflexive phone-checking. The writing is reflective and self-aware, exploring the psychology of digital distraction with references to other writers and a community of like-minded minimalists.

EasyPeasy is a free online book adapted from Allen Carr's method, rewritten to help people quit pornography without willpower or feelings of deprivation. Structured as a step-by-step guide with chapters covering addiction psychology, brainwashing, withdrawal, and relapse prevention, it offers a compassionate and practical framework for breaking the habit.

PawPawResearch.com compiles research by botanist Dr. Jerry McLaughlin on the paw paw plant and its powerful acetogenins, with a focus on their potential to fight cancer cells and drug-resistant tumors. Visitors will find articles, studies, video presentations, and FAQs covering everything from how paw paw works at a cellular level to comparisons with graviola and other alternative treatments.