I assumed my previous billing issues had come to an end last month, once Medium finally reimbursed me for the past few months they erroneously extracted monthly membership fees from me — even twice in one month, at the “Friend of Medium” upgraded rate.

In spite of writing multiple times and requesting someone at least acknowledge my concerns, I never received a response until last month, finally.

Whoever does the monthly billing for Medium has shown by refunding those payments, that they’re aware I no longer want to be billed as a paid member.

I’m only retaining the basic account in the first place, because of my more than 2,000 published stories that remain here.

While I might understand a mix up, resulting in their continuing to bill me for a monthly membership account, there’s no way to justifiably explain billing me while withholding services.

MEDIUM GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER!

I’d appreciate it if you’d reverse the June payment you just collected, and stop harassing me in this manner. There’s no excuse.

You’ve even gone so far as to remove all access to areas where my account payment options are available to me, in the event I want to change billing information or membership status. This is where I would typically be able to block you from going into my account.

I shouldn’t have to call you out in public, in an effort to get a professional response, nor should I have to resort to contacting my banking institution to prevent you from robbing my account.

I pray any members who read this, pay attention, because it could be you in the future.

And…

If ANYONE in authority reads this message, please have the decency to reply, like any true professionals would do.

Justiss Goode

A Few Candid Words Go a Long Way was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Hundreds of Themed Stories: Informative | Motivational | Profitable | Valuable Resources

For years, Justiss Goode’s stories on Medium have provided readers with informative, motivational, profitable, and resource-rich content across multiple themed publications.

Contained in her extensive catalog is a large amount of the important meta related stories (to help members learn and understand about writing on Medium).

As of summer 2026, some of the best and most useful stories have been curated, and many have been repurposed and presented in other ways, including through the new http://JustAskJustiss.com website.

Just Ask Justiss is a place where new writers and content creators can continue to get the help they seek, especially about finding a side hustle so they can making money online, while working at home.

Status of Justiss Goode Medium Publications

As of this writing, none of my publications are actively accepting writers, nor have I submitted any new stories recently — with the exception of my exclusively writer showcase publication: Daily Justiss.

Each of my publications were created at a time when the publication’s theme was either a popular or trending topic, or simply a topic that was important to me as a writer and publication owner.

That is why so many of the stories you find in these inactive publications, can still provide a lot of value, whether they were written by me, or the writers I published and promoted at the time.

I have to admit, I’ve been super busy so far this year, and I’ve finally shifted the majority of my time and activities away from my Medium publications and from the entire platform.

My latest ambitions and current focus in 2026 as of right now, is devoted to:

• My new JustAskJustiss website | READ: “Who is Justiss Goode…”
• My new Justiss Goode Benable Store (Recommendations)
• My newly created: Ben-Gear™ Brand of products on Benable

…Yep!

I’m hella busy, but you can still find lots and lots of useful content, right here on Medium, sitting on the dusty shelves of my existing publications.

For those smart readers who recognize a good thing when they see it, I invite you to browse through the list below, and visit one or more of the Justiss Goode Medium publications.

I can just about GUARANTEE that you’ll find at least one thing of value to you and your online activities.

👉 Enjoy these publications and stories while they’re still here…

Daily Justiss

“I’m getting vocal about the topics that matter.”

Daily Justiss

Story Curators

“Get help finding the content you seek.”

Story Curators

The “Meta” Fix

Where Medium related stories go to survive!

The “Meta” Fix

Let’s Get Paid

A Publication focused on Making Money via: Affiliate Marketing | Medium Earnings Finance Tips | Online Income | Writing for Pay

LET’S GET PAID!

Just Like New

“Read little short reminders to help you discover so many of the awesome Medium stories you missed from 2021 and beyond!”

Just Like New

Friends Reading Club

“A WORLD OF FRIENDS AND ENDLESS STORIES!”

Friends Reading Club

Black Like Me

“A Collection of stories Related to the African American Community & World this Writer Lives in”

Black Like Me

Bridging Content

“A traffic building and promotional resource, for online writers and productive content creators!”

Bridging Content

Justiss Goode Medium Publications was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

It wasn’t a small issue at all🥵

Greetings Friends,

This message is to express how I’ve been very emotional about my “Medium” situation for a while now, and just as I indicate in the subtitle, it hasn’t been a small issue to me.

Up until the past week, I’ve been agonizing over my constant thoughts of leaving Medium.

I truly believe I’ve been suffering some form of attachment, abandonment, rejection issues — something I’m well familiar with after having lived most of my childhood in foster care.

Even at age 68, I still recall exactly what that felt like, and what I’ve been feeling about Medium has been reminiscent of that.

But I guess that’s a question I’ll leave to one of the docs who might be still on the platform. Maybe Dr Mehmet Yildiz because Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬 is a certified kook and he’s just as coo coo for Cocoa Puffs as I am (but I still love ‘em).

Now that I have total clarity about the decision to definitely leave and I know exactly what I’ll be doing next, I feel really good about things, as my days on Medium are winding down to an end in April.

So much of what I’m leaving behind, whether I can personally benefit from it anymore or not, was written for all of you; members on the platform who still have big dreams at the possibilities that a platform like Medium could and should mean for you and your writing aspirations.

• I can still totally relate.
• I’m not here to kill anyone’s dreams about Medium.

I actually still love what the platform is capable of doing and being, particularly to new writers, except, that’s not who I am anymore.

So friends, I’m doing just what Ingarose suggests:

I’m about to Level Up! Boss Up!

I’ve got other positive things going on, especially with my new line of Ben-Gear™ that I promote and sell on Benable.

Naturally I wrote a story about it, so feel free to read it later.

Since I was here on the platform 5 long years, I obviously learned quite a few valuable lessons worth sharing with new writers and inexperienced Medium members.

Unfortunately, I have no plans to leave every single thing of value that I’ve written, here for Medium to exploit after how unjustly I believe I was treated.

I’m removing the majority of the hundreds of beneficial stories that are still able to help Medium members improve their writing and increase their pay. They will NO LONGER be accessible when you need them.

I don’t want to take it out on the writers, that’s why I’ve handpicked several of the ones that are most advantageous to members.

As my parting contribution to the community, I’ve curated 20 highly important stories that can aid writers in certain areas related to writing, publishing and promoting their stories better.

I want you all to have the list of bookmarks and USE IT.

Keep the link and the stories in it for future use.

Trust me — you’ll be glad you did.

In the event someone is unable to access important information they previously had access to, feel free to reach out to me, just as discussed here:

“Just Ask Justiss” 👇🏻CONTACT Justiss Goode When I’m Gone

So to all my former, new, and newest Friends, Fans, and Followers here in the community, don’t take this information or this message for granted.

FYI: Those writers that I’ve been promoting here on the platform via the community’s Amazon bookstore that I set up — I’ll be allowing that particular story to remain as well.

Members — do support your fellow writer/authors and stop by to show them some love.

38 BOOKS for Sale on Amazon by Your Fellow Medium Writers!

Final Thought Forever — Almost.

And one last thing…

So I’m a HUGE Star Trek fan. At the end of my favorite Voyager episode, one of my favorite characters (“Kess”) was leaving the show, ahead of introducing another favorite character of mine to the show (“7 of 9”).

In the spirit of how Kess left the Voyager ship and crew, the story you find by clicking the following link containing stories to help you earn more is:

Thanks for the memories…

I’LL Miss all of you:

Sherry McGuinn, Angie Mangino, Binky Ink Writing, Brenda Harrison, Lotus Empress, Lane K, Susan Wheelock, Nicole Dake, Tovah Rainsong, Burk, Kristina God, Sally Prag Amanda Stacks Janice Eastman Cee Arr Maria Rattray Nick Cordovano Deb Fiore Siobhan Champion KL Simmons Carol Townend Jonathan Townend, RMN Marcie Wilmot Silvia Wild Neera Handa Dr Melinda Van Fleet Shemaine Lozano Hernandez Alvin Tan Brittney A Baron Chris Freyler Lisa Gerard Braun Henry Corrigan J.F. Danskin Victoria Kurichenko J. Salvatore Domino Zoey Hale Alize Henry Kayla Hicks Kathy K Patrick S. Smith Carmellita Love’Nia Renee Carl Poland Laura Blackhurst Purbita Chakraborty Scot Butwell Marilyn Glover Jennifer N. Adams Joanne Olivier Heather Martin (@cadenzacreates) Adam James Jenn Leach Sam Rome(Entrepreneurs Club) Flor María Cruz Robin Johnson Charisse Tyson Heaven’s Healthy Healing Jeannie.Chambers Tom Owens: How I REALLY Feel! Tim Denning Joe Guay Joel R. Dennstedt Kris Downey Grandma Smillew Parin Waljee Portia T Robert Ralph Sílvia PM, PhD 🍂 Sergi Slavich Simply Sophia Stephanie D. Rondeau Diana C. Bill Lindner Aidan McCarthy Roz Warren, Writing Coach Ayodeji Awosika Joy Yvette Allykaymoms Estacious(Charles White) Lesley Dewar SandraWrites John Pearce Joy Arnett Carmen Grace Delphia Jamie Northrup Joachim Guth Joel Eisenberg Bev Benyamin David Sheehan, Liz H, , Nadia Seaver, Tony Pretlow, Daniel Lawson Patricia Jeanne, Jenn J Brewer, Steven L, Aslynn Roe 🐈, John Welford ElisePax ☕️ Paul van Gool Patricia O'Neill

Those are names of my original Medium tribe that I enjoyed interacting with for several years. Many of you will be missed much more than others, but that’s how it usually is with family.

There are also some new folks that have been showing up for me recently and I’ve been hoping to reach out to them in a quality way. Some I barely just started trying to get to know, and one or two that I became reacquainted with briefly. A few of those names are:

Words by Egypt 𓇢𓆸

Jean Crawford Evans 🧙‍♀️ Salomey Xyde Cauzie Anita Stanley Lynne Collier Ladymisha Mukundarajan V N Logic Over Latte Genie Holt

It stands to reason that with roughly 5700 followers,there are lots and lots of writers I’m forgeting to mention.

Forgive me, and know that you will also be missed.

A BIG Resolution to a Medium Problem was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

A Gift from Ben-Gear™ Designer

The self proclaimed Medium Whisperer has struck again and this time she’s created one of her many Goode promotional ideas that will be around for a long time.

For those newbies in the community who aren’t familiar with previous Justiss Goode promotional activities on behalf of my beloved writers → “You better ask somebody!” 😄

Besides all the fun, crazy, and creative promotions I’ve come up with over the years, I’ve also been consistent when it came to writing VALUE PACKED stories that actually helped other writers earn 💰.

Check these out in the great 📃 I created for writers 👉 YOUR GIFT.

In 2026 I’m Leveling up and Moving on to My Newest Venture.

My new Ben-Gear™ products designed by this once prolific Medium writer is actually the real gift to the Medium community.

I love my fellow writers and I still want to continue supporting you all, long after my official May 2026 departure from the platform.

Read more about the inspiration behind Ben-Gear™ (Which stands for Benable gear), by visiting my recent Medium related story.

For now, stop and enjoy this humorous line of gear that I use to poke fun at Medium. I mention Substack also, and in the future I’ll focus on other platforms. This particular line of Ben-Gear™ is all about things related to the Writers’ Life.

📌 FYI: Remember to visit my Ben-Gear™ product page on Benable often, for newly added writer related merchandise.

Available Medium Related Ben-Gear™ designed products on sale now:

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! Mouse Pad

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! Mouse Pad | CafePress

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! 11 oz. Ceramic Mug | CafePress

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! 11 oz. Ceramic Mug | CafePress

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! 15 oz. Ceramic Large Mug | CafePress

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! 15 oz. Ceramic Large Mug | CafePress

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! Men’s Boxer Shorts | CafePress

Medium Writers Bleed Ink! Men's Boxer Shorts | CafePress

FOR SUBSTACK FANS & MIGRANTS

Substack: Larger than Life Mouse Pad | CafePress

Substack: Larger than Life Mouse Pad | CafePress

Substack: Larger than Life 11 oz. Ceramic Mug | CafePress

Substack: Larger than Life 11 oz. Ceramic Mug | CafePress

Substack: Larger than Life 15 oz. Ceramic Large Mug | CafePress

Substack: Larger than Life 15 oz. Ceramic Large Mug | CafePress

Substack: Larger than Life Men’s Boxer Shorts | CafePress

Substack: Larger than Life Men's Boxer Shorts | CafePress

A Substack Solution Mouse Pad | CafePress

A Substack Solution Mouse Pad | CafePress

A Substack Solution 11 oz. Ceramic Mug | CafePress

A Substack Solution 11 oz. Ceramic Mug | CafePress

A Substack Solution 15 oz. Ceramic Large Mug | CafePress

A Substack Solution 15 oz. Ceramic Large Mug | CafePress

A Substack Solution Men’s Boxer Shorts | CafePress

A Substack Solution Men's Boxer Shorts | CafePress

😄 That’s all I’m showing off for now friends, but I’ve got lots of other designs on similar products — mostly specific to writers.

So be sure to check out more Ben-Gear™ on my Benable page.

Thanks for visiting. I love it when writers show up to support one another in whatever way they can.

This page is…

Dedicated to my Benable 📃 Medium Writers Who Really Show Up!

• ❤️ Medium Writers Who Love Sharing on Benable!
• 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋 Medium Writers Old School Roundup and Roll Call

By the way:

💡 DO YOU HAVE A FUNNY SAYING OR COMMENT ABOUT ✍️WRITING OR A WRITING PLATFORM?

Send it to me via Email [JustissGoode2021@gmil.com] and if I decide to use it, 👍🏼 I’ll send you one of the Ben-Gear™ products of your choice as a thank you 🎁.

Funny Sayings on Novelty Items for Medium Writers | Writers Life was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Lately, my newest method of outside the box thinking concerning everything I produce online, has really ignited a creative fire in me.

I’ve been a prolific Medium writer five long years (as of May 2026), and I proudly state without being presumptuous one bit, that I’m one member who proved to be consistent, reliable, and extremely HELPFUL to the Medium writing community.

My love for my fellow online content creators on this platform has been a constant source of inspiration, as well as motivation.

As a result, during the five years that I contributed to this online community, I effectively published more than 2,000 stories (many of which I no am eligible to earn from, simply because they’re about the platform).

But there’s an interesting thing about the majority of those now ineligible stories that remain on the site, not bothering to receive distribution.

A large number of those resource stories about Medium are just as HELPFUL to new and existing members.

Finding New Audiences for New Online Activities

Recently I started taking advantage of the opportunity to create recommendation lists on the Benable website.

To help me do it, I’ve launched my own website also.

www.JustAskJustiss.com teaches beginners to SAVE | SPEND | MAKE MONEY. One big way I encourage beginning writers to use Amazon and make money, is to:

• Write and publish a book using Amazon’s KDP services
• Put your book on sale in the Amazon marketplace
• Promote your Amazon book on other sites like Benable
• Turn your Amazon digital (KDP) book into an Amazon (Audible) audiobook

Just think, you can do all this with just one of your self published books, besides using Amazon to promote new products, sell used books, sell other people’s books and even earn from legitimate Amazon programs.

Another great outside of the box activity relates to my Medium stories, something that’s always on my mind.

Notice the following…

Reviving Helpful Content

As you can see, I’ve been using imaginative ways to present certain products that I either created myself or simply want to promote.

Imagine my surprise to discover that I could use my Medium stories to help present various Benable listings in a more appealing light.

That’s how I came up with the notion of reintroducing some of those valuable resource stories back into the public’s eye.

Even though my objective is not to aid Medium or give into their new unstated rules about membership roles, I’m still happy my stories can provide me with some kind of benefit in the end.

I’m also thrilled to share some of the self publishing and other writing related content that I know can be essential to content creators, no matter which platforms they write on.

Not only have I made myself the self proclaimed Medium Whisperer, but I’ve even got a two new books that confirm it.

One is all about how to structure the Medium stories you write for the best affect on your readers. The second shows you how to create the best possible reading experience for all your long form content.

The Medium Whisperer series is just getting started, and these two books are the first in a long line of resources to come.

Both are available now on AMAZON.

A Useful Platform for Promoting Yourself and Others

Lists created on my Benable page contain items I promote for others, as well as my own products, like my Amazon books.

Some of my books are dedicated to helping Medium writers, and of course, they offer useful tips and advice about features still used on the platform.

I’m loving the possibilities that exist on Benable.

Final Thoughts

If the idea of earning money on Benable via your Medium stories or from product commissions; don’t waste any time. You can SIGN UP with my invite code right now.

Either way, you’re welcome to go ENJOY some of the best of the best from my portfolio of 2,000+ Medium stories that I wrote for writers and aspiring authors.

Stop and check out my funny new line of Ben-Gear™ about Medium writing and other writing topics. Enjoy poking fun at the Writers life.

Dedicated to my Benable 📃 Medium Writers Who Really Show Up!

• ❤️ Medium Writers Who Love Sharing on Benable!
• 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋 Medium Writers Old School Roundup and Roll Call

By the way — if you enjoy my writing, please show your support by exploring more of:

MY AMAZON BOOKS

• Me and AI (A Quick, Simple and Easy Chatgpt Graphics Creator Guide)
• Open Wide: A Firsthand Account of Going from Full Extractions to Full Dentures
• What to Do About Mom and Dad: Things to Know in 2026 When Thinking About Assisted Living Communities
• How to Call it Quits and FINALLY Move On! (A Helpful Guide to Relationship Breakups)
• When to Give Up on a Toxic Friendship

FYI: For your convenience “Me and AI” is also available on Gumroad

Thanks again

Spotlight on Writer Justiss Goode and Amazon Self Published Books was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Medium is a platform and community of writers who has managed to have a large following of both fans and foes. Whichever you happen to be, this is an invitation to come join me in my writer’s movement.

This movement is nothing too serious or dramatic. It’s just yours truly deciding to take my negative feelings about the Medium platform, and do something useful with them, instead of simply venting or spiraling out of control in various stories.

I know I’m not the only writer who can relate to the residual hostility they feel towards the platform. But even those who are still in the infatuation stage are invited to share comments about their Medium status with the world.

I’ve created a great opportunity to simply get a little visibility on your Medium profile.

Here’s the story…

Benable Shoppers are Intrigued by Medium

As my time and attention on the Medium platform is slowly coming to an end this month, Justiss Goode will be moving on to bigger and better things, and no, I’m not talking about Substack like lots of other Medium migrants.

I’ve been super busy creating cool product recommendations on Benable, including one of the very first ones I set up last year, promoting Medium writers that I once enjoyed hanging out with in the community.

As a result, I’ve discovered that Benable shoppers are intrigued with Medium writers and this popular online writing platform.

In all my efforts to leave Medium and go onto something else, how ironic for me to discover that the MOST popular list that my Benable audience likes to visit is this one:

That list continues to receive a good amount of visitors every day, from countries all over the world. What can I say folks, people really love to see what Medium writers are up to.

So naturally, being the smart marketer and promoter that I’ve always been, though in total support of fellow writers, I figured out a way to monetize the page for myself, and not just showcase Medium writers.

Enter my new brand of gear that I created on Cafe Press…

What is Ben-Gear™ By Justiss Goode

Ben-Gear™ — which stands for Benable gear — is my new Justiss Goode brand of products and collectibles that I’ll be adding to my Benable lists.

My first line of designs is dedicated to the writers’ life, in particular the Medium platform, as well as some mentions of Substack — the place that many Medium writers have migrated to.

This humorous line of gear that I’ll be listing and regularly promoting on Benable is meant to poke fun at a place that I honestly have a lot of affection for still — in spite of my decision to leave.

Here are the four different designs I currently have available (pending completion of the review and setup process on Cafe Press).

The writers life collection is just the start, and later I’ll be creating various other themes to build my new line of products around.

This will give me something other than my self-published books to sell online (which aren’t moving as much as I’d like).

Just like the joy I get from listing other people’s products for my new Profile page on Benable, I’m also having a ball designing these fun, humorous and satirical images for my own products.

How Can Ben-Gear™ Help More Medium Writers Get Exposure?

As I mentioned, the primary page where I’ll be positioning my new gear designed to sell on Benable, is on the Medium related hub.

In that list, shoppers are able to view listings related to the various entries:

• Brand New Original Ben-Gear™ Funny Saying Mugs, Mouse pads and Writer Accessories, Created by Justiss Goode for Frustrated Medium Writers
• Justiss Goode: Writer’s Vanity List of Self Published Books & Stories
• ❤️ Medium Writers Who Love Sharing on Benable!
• Medium Writers Old School Roundup and Roll Call

As you can imagine, if shoppers are stopping to check out this page already, many more will no doubt begin landing there as well, now that my new line of gear has been launched.

That clearly spells more 👀 on all the Medium writers being displayed and promoted on the page.

Could your Medium profile and stories stand a little more exposure? Of course they could, and this is one way you can get it.

All you need to do is leave a comment, along with the message you’d like to share with any potential readers.

EXAMPLE: “Hello everyone. I’m Justiss Goode, a prolific writer that loves to write about all sorts of subjects, but especially the topic of “motivation”, one of my favorite topics. Visit and check me out on Medium.”

See how easy that was?

I’m only interested in:

• Writers who regularly show up for their readers by consistently providing content with value — human written.
• Writers who regularly show up for their fellow writers; those who are known to support one another in the trenches — aka: while struggling to get reads on Medium.

As we all know here in the community, having a vast amount of Followers does NOT automatically equate to higher earnings at the end of the month.

Though an obvious exaggeration, this comical mouse pad sums it up quite nicely.

If you’re interested in being added to the list of Medium writers who show up, feel free to leave a comment, and check periodically to see when your name has been included.

Final Thoughts

My latest endeavors on Benable, and now with this brand new line of Ben-Gear™, I’m really starting to “level up” and as always, thinking more and more out the box when it comes to marketing and promoting myself, as well as my content.

What about you? What are you doing to push yourself to do more? If your answer to yourself is “nothing” — then perhaps it’s time to change all that.

Thanks for reading (See you in the funny papers :-)

NOTE: If you’re interested in purchasing one of the new Ben-Gear™ products, please be sure to:

👉 Return to the Benable product page after the product design setup process is complete — no later than SUNDAY: 4/19/26.

Medium Fans & Foes: Come Join the Writer’s Movement! was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

APRIL 13TH — Story Update

Anyone venturing to read this long stream of consciousness story should be advised: It’s brutally honest about the Medium platform and most folks would consider it a rant (though the strongest word I think I used was “pissed”).

I’m not 100 % sure, because I was pissed. LOL

Seriously, I was hurt and in my feelings, but nothing I said was disrespectful or untrue. I was so intense, when I scanned it today, I noticed a few errors and typos — something Justiss Goode NEVER lets slide, up until now.

Read it — or not, just know that everything I’ve ever done on this platform or with/to/or for the community has always come from a place of love.

If you’d like my forwarding address, here it is: When One Door Closes 😄.

________________________________________

Today is April 12th, making it 18 days until my 68th birthday and until the 5 year anniversary of Justiss Goode on the Medium platform.

If anyone at all is reading this and hearing what I have to say, please take it to heart and know that I mean it when I say:

I’ll miss you when I leave this platform, and I really mean the things I say about members that I often refer to as “fellow writers”.

I have no doubt that no one here — or anywhere else for that matter — truly knows or understands the depth of the connection I feel to other writers, no matter what their skill set or how long they’ve been writing.

You all mean the world to me and I have strong affection for ANYONE who sees themselves as a writer, and yes even those who constantly doubt themselves and the degree of their talent.

If writing is in your heart and it compels you to find some type of outlet for it, and you literally have no choice in the matter — you’re my kindred spirit.

Writer saved my life a loooooog time ago, and I totally get anyone who for whatever reason, has the same kind of connection to the written word and expressing yourself in that way, whether any reads or knows what you’re saying or not.

I honestly guess I’m rambling and not quite expressing what I’m trying to say, but it’s (mostly because I’ve been up all night), but partly because I feel really emotional about the realization that I’m really and truly for the last time (or maybe the FIRST time) am going to leave the platform.

Notice I said “the platform” and not the community, and I guess that’s my bridge back to what I’m trying to say.

First — I hesitate to say how many times I’ve left, but you can feel free to determine for yourself, after all the links I’m about to drop in this story.

I’m doing that because this is my swan song, and the way I’m going out is a darn shame, and I want Medium to damn well know it and SOMEONE — anyone to feel as bad as I do about it.

But again I digress…

I’ve left and come back more times than I know, just as I’ve written time and time again, and just like so many others who have come and gone before me.

Right now, I wonder just how many of them felt as I do right at this moment, when I feel so emotional that my fingers can hardly keep up with the intensity of what I’m feeling when I pound on the keys, in a hurry to get my thoughts out.

Yes — I’ve gone before and did the dance, just exactly like in a bad marriage, and this time when I say that, it’s all jokes aside.

In fact, every thing I feel right now is reminiscent of an actual broken romance and it hurts deep.

I loved this community and platform, from time I first started to grow and start to know writers and they started to know me.

Not all of them of course. If that were the case, I’d be sure at least a good 1,000 of my nearly 6,000 followers would be reading this right now, but we all know what those numbers are about don’t we?

…Okay, so yes, I wonder how many writers left and just felt pissed off, and maybe a little hurt. Definitely a lot emptier, especially if they didn’t find themselves on Substack, Vocal, Quora, Gumroad, Kofi, Benable, or God knows where else — spinning their wheels and trying to recreate that sense of community they once felt.

So many are just out there now, untethered and floating around still searching just like I was whenever I tried to leave and stay away, knowing full well I couldn’t with so much of me still here in the close to 2500 stories (by now I guess — since we know longer have the ability to get the precise number).

I don’t care that they don’t want me in the MPP anymore and don’t even respect me enough to say so. I don’t care that they won’t even distribute my stories anymore — and I believe that’s the case in every fiber of my being because how else could my profile be so utterly quiet, with maybe 10–20 people who try to regularly engage with me.

I’m no math whiz, but I’m no idiot either, and the numbers simply make no sense. I’m black balled and that’s all to it.

And it sad, but what’s sadder, is to think that maybe there are a few writers from the past who will see and read this.

And maybe they’ll sympathize and feel bad for me, but remain behind their closed doors and windows and not even bother to leave a trace of them having been here.

Too afraid of the Medium gods to dare show any solidarity, least they lose the meager scraps from the table that they’re already receiving as it is.

SHAME ON YOU MEDIUM — DO BETTER.

• Administrators and staff — do better.
• Writers, do better for one another.

We don’t belong to Medium, we belong to one another, just like I said in the title and I damn well mean it.

Stop allowing them to silence your true voices and play their damn platform games, all for the hopes that one day you’ll actually start turning a bit of a profit for your time and energy and commitment and pain and fear and anxiety, and whatever else you put in and give up to write on this platform.

Don’t let them or even one of our own come along and say or cosign some wise ass who tries to fix their mouth to say: “Medium doesn’t owe you…”

Shut the heck up and don’t even think or go any further with that lie.

Medium damn well owes somebody something, because this platform continues to exist and do rather damn well monetarily, on the backs of every committed writer here or who has come and gone.

Why should the platform feel so entitled to our labor under such circumstances? No respect.

SHAME ON YOU MEDIUM.

I’m hurt, because I don’t want to go, but I truly can’t stay here another year, and I refuse to do it.

It’s not fair that I or any writer should be treated so disrespectfully after years of commitment.

Watch your backs writers — all you new members who believe anyone who speaks like me (and I know you’ve heard other rumblings) — well, we must just be something other than totally justified in what we’re saying.

“She must have done something really wrong or bad for them to…”

NO — I call B.S.

I did nothing other that speak my mind and speak truth to power when I got to acknowledgement or shown any respect to my constant inquires about whatever the hell my concerns are.

To be ignored, ghosted, or acting like I’m the invisible one, all makes no sense, at the very least, from a total business perspective.

I pay a monthly fee for a service — which should at least warrant a little Customer Service — aka: A damn text message, email, phone call or even slide into my Medium DM’s and “private message” me with a response. But no. Nothing. Like I said:

SHAME ON YOU MEDIUM — DO BETTER!

Anyway…

I guess I got it all out folks.

I honestly had a point when I started this story, and it was mainly to say to do all you can to support one another, because you never know how deep another writer’s feelings and commitment to the craft and the community goes.

It may be sad, and maybe even pathetic, but to some writers out there, this platform is a huge part of their life, and the longer you remain, if you engage and show up like so many of us used to do; the harder it will be to go, for whatever reason you decide to leave.

Okay…

Now, in old school Justiss Good style, I’m about to go out with a bang and a big Kiss My Ass!

I feel like looking back through some of my stories and recalling some old times. Just like this story started and took on a life of it’s own, so too what I’m about to do.

I have no idea what stories I’ll be landing on during my walk back down Memory Lane. I guess that’s why I’m so emotional.

It feels different this time.

I know I’ll be going for good, and I’m not exactly sure how that’s going to look. I’d be lying to suggest I plan to turn around and never look back.

It hurts my heart just to think of it.

Raise your hand if you ever stayed up working on a story, and something happened — a power outage, a glitch, a something, and you lost ALL the work you did on that story?

Now, multiply that sh*t by two thousand, five-hundred, give or take a few hundred.

Even if you account for the stories that probably weren’t that great, or about nonsense, or venting, or whatever.

Still a lot of content to walk away from.

Even if you count the many meta stories about Medium, that aren’t of any value to anyone but members on this platform…

Still a lot of content to walk away from.

So, let’s see. Let’s knock off 2,000 stories and pretend I’m that lousy of a writer, plus it includes the nonsense stories and meta stories, and no longer relevant stories.

So guesstimate I’m leaving 500 stories that I researched, constructed really well, and added as much value as I could. I freaking don’t want to leave 500 of my babies, and I don’t even believe it would be that few for real.

That’s where I am right now.

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HERE ARE some of the initial personal essays I came in writing, and feeling so free to use the space as a way to continue my healing from so many things in my past that still haunted my spirit.

• Why Do People Write about their Hard Lives and Negative Events from the Past?
• How Do You Cope with the Guilt You Feel for Sharing Family Secrets?
• My Brother Craig: Bittersweet Memories from a Hard Knocks Life Growing Up
• I Remember One Good Day with My Mother
• “Guilty: I Almost Made My Mother Die”
• 10 Things I’m Grateful for this Year that Most Folks Take for Granted
• 10 Of My Favorite Songs that Have a Positive Effect On My Life
• How Do You Know When You Love Writing More than Anything?
• Health Conscious Writers Know When to Take a Break!

OH WOW! I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS POEM ONE DAY AND COULDN’T EVEN FIND IT!

Do You Know Who I Am?

Can you guess the answer to the riddle? I used to love when I thought I wrote something clever, but that poem is much older than my early Medium days.

As I stop to write this note before continuing, something just dawned on me. THIS story is not for anyone but ME.

Yeah, I fully plan to publish it, though no one will surely read it now. It must be about 15 minutes long. But I don’t care. I NEED THIS.

…back to the links.

Who remembers these days:

• Why Does the Employment Crunch Have Some Experts Baffled?
• Marvel Announces New Spider Man Movie for Big Spidey Fans in 2021
• President Biden Discusses Government Culpability with Survivors of Black Wall Street Massacre

As you can see, I wrote about EVERYTHING. These stories were all within the first month or two of my joining the platform.

I was a writing fool, and no one was even thinking about AI at that time, in case anyone wondered were all my stories human written my me. YES. I’m that darn prolific — as this story will attest to. LOL

OMG! This is scary. I remember writing this, and the number has only increased. I still live in the same place.

• Shell Shocked! 780 Collisions and Still Counting!
• Aspiring Authors: You Absolutely Can Not Overlook this Story!
• Are You A Victim of Peer Pressure or Do You Follow Your Own Mind?
• Zoom: Sometimes I Still Want to Fly Away!
• 3 Charitable Organizations that I Proudly Donate to Monthly
• Homeless or Unhoused They’re Still Sleeping on the Streets!

Goodness — Can you believe we went through this?

• Cyber Security: What Will the Fastly Cloud Service Debacle Mean for the Future?
• Cyber Security: How Concerned are You About the Safety of Your Data?
• Life Lessons: How to Stop Worrying about Tomorrow and What Happened Yesterday

OMG — What I wouldn’t give for a STIMULUS right about now!

• Stimulus Money On the Way Again!
• True Friendship is Hard to Find But Toxic Fake Friends Come Easy
• Inspiring Other Writers Can Help Motivate and Inspire Yourself
• Relationship Advice: The Best I Ever Had Always Came From a Song
• 3 Stages of Awareness that Everyone Faces in Life
• 5 Best Practices for Achieving Your Weight Loss Goals
• 10 Self-Defeating Attitudes That Interfere with Your Online Success
• Here’s the #1 Reason SOME People Succeed in Life and Others Don’t
• At What Age Did You Forgive Your Parents for Screwing You Up as a Kid?
• You Don’t Have to Be the Life of the Party If You’re Better at Party Planning
• What Practical Advice Can You Take to Help Keep Your Temper in Check?

Damn! We had some serious cyber issues in 2021.

• Major Cyber Security Problems Again Due to Akamai Cloud Service Blunder
• How the Serenity Prayer Can Help You in Everyday Life
• Important Points to Know When You Consider Filing a Worker’s Compensation Claim

Here’s a little short story that initially was going to be the sequel to my serial killer book. The protagonist was a 12 year-old little girl who accidentally took the life of a bad man (pedophile). It worked out so well, that murder became her go to method for handing men she deemed as a problem.

That was the book. This Medium story was going to be almost like a prequel. It would have covered the same time as in the book, but from someone else’s perspective.

Skipping Childhood: A Novel (From Abused Foster Child to Adolescent Serial Killer)

The story still opens and is about the little girl, but the next chapter would have led us to the mom and her POV for the rest of the book.

• Oops Don’t Step on the Cracks!
• What Do You Know About the Benefits and Different Types of Therapeutic Massage?
• Why Do We Allow People to Steal Our Most Valuable Asset?
• How To Stay Focused On Your Online Goals And Not Be Distracted by Diversions

Oooh. We all remember this issue, dealing with COVID.

• Covid-19 News Story that Has Me Concerned about More than the Virus
• Top 5 Annoying Things My Younger Sister Did When We Were Kids
• 5 Reasons People Like to Read Numbered Lists and Stories with Numbers in the Title
• Maya Angelou: The Heart of a Phenomenal Black Woman

…and on that note, I think I’ll end this MADNESS.

I’ll go away knowing that I AM ALSO a phenomenal woman, and a phenomenal WRITER, and I won’t allow MEDIUM or anyone else to make me feel other wise.

I can’t help it Medium, if you don’t like my spunk, my style and I drive your asses wild!

I don’t care if you feel like I shared too much or engaged to much or promoted other writers too much, or hobnobbed with others you may have also blackballed.

It’s not my fault YOU don’t know how to stop all these damn stories of mine from being monetized, because it’s too many to manually try and take from behind the paywall.

That’s no EXCUSE for how you’ve treated me.

I don’t even care if maybe I miscalculated whether or not I need to wait yet one more month before I’m considered for the MPP again, in spite of my return to the platform and community, or my engagement, or my FOM status (until a few days ago — Yes, I cut that crap off. I’m LITERALLY no longer a friend of Medium).

If I got it wrong of the new way of becoming eligible, SO WHAT. I deserved to hear that from some damn body.

You behaved foul and who ever is responsible and those of you who heard my pleas for help and wouldn’t.

SHAME ON YOU. DO BETTER.

WRITERS: We Don’t Belong to Medium — We Belong to One Another was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Hello and welcome to my user-friendly directory, designed to help the Benable shopping audience successfully navigate my Profile page with ease.

Hopefully, you landed on this page after clicking “Start Here” on my Justiss Goode Benable Profile.

To make things simple and clear, below is the list containing information about the new layout of my Benable “store” and how you can find the lists and sections you want, even before you click.

NOTE: This Directory page will be updated periodically, to reflect any changes or modifications to the layout, and of course, to add any new floors containing products and brands that shoppers should know about, so be sure to return often.

Here we go…

Understanding the top area of my Benable Profile page

In the screen shot below, you will find several titles specific to my Profile page. These particular Lists and Sections at the top of the page are meant to be a guide into understanding how the remaining areas are set up on the rest of the page.

📌REMEMBER: Although the Lists and Section titles at the top will always remain the same — the product listings in those areas change and are regularly updated, so be sure to check them out, each time you visit the page.

Especially the Section: Under $25 Deals to Put on Your Shopping Radar

SO THE FIRST THING YOU’LL SEE ON THE PAGE IS: 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻

These are TWO different Lists, designed to help shoppers navigate

The first is…

START HERE

[📌NOTE: This is a “Collection” containing: 1 List & 2 Sections]

LIST: How to Use This Page

SECTION 1: What to Know About Justiss Goode Listings

DESCRIPTION: 4 Beneficial, need to know details about Benable page navigation for confused shoppers, also how to save and return to product listings, and discover updated weekly deals

• PRODUCT LISTING (1) — This Medium story: “Open for Business”
• PRODUCT LISTING (2) — Kofi Story: How Can Benable Shoppers Get the Most Value from this Popular Site?
• PRODUCT LISTING (3) — Kofi Story: Where to Find “Weekly” & “Popup” Products that Are Trending

SECTION 2: Under $25 Deals to Put on Your Shopping Radar

DESCRIPTION: Stop often and save on under $25 deals if you’re a regular Benable shopper who can’t resist a good bargain on: Baby and pet products, household essentials, and grooming and personal hygiene items.

📌 These sections change constantly and vary each time you visit.

The next area visible is…

What Everyone’s Buying Right Now (Updated Weekly)

[NOTE 1️: This is a “Collection” containing: 1 List & 4 Sections][NOTE 2️: This List title remains the same, but the currently trending Sections you see blow are for THIS WEEK only. Return to this section for new listings every Tuesday (scheduled posting day)

LIST: Weekly Updates: What Everyone’s Buying Right Now on Walmart & Amazon

SECTION 1: “Theme Park Must-Haves Everyone’s Buying Right Now (Don’t Go Without These)”

DESCRIPTION: This week’s “must have” list of personal comfort and security items, digital necessities and park bags, back packs and fanny paks are for theme park enthusiasts and adventurous thrill seekers. Don’t go without these essentials that everyone is buying right now on Walmart & Amazon.

👉 12 Product Listings consisting of:

• Phone lanyards, Portable chargers, Pepper spray, Safety whistle
• Park bags, Backpacks, Fanny Paks, Anti-theft bags
• Neck pillows, Cooling towels, Portable fans, Ponchos

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SECTION 2: “Trending Cosplay Costumes + Must-Have Accessories Everyone’s Buying Right Now”

DESCRIPTION: Cosplay Costumes for the 2026 Universal Studios Hollywood Fan Fest Nights are among the trending products that everyone is buying this week at Walmart or ordering from Amazon. Popular Marvel, DC, Harry Potter, Toy Story and Mario Bros costumes are selling fast. Fandom enthusiasts are also purchasing other essential gear that help bring their favorite cosplay characters to life, beyond the 12 nights of Fan Fest at Universal Studios.

👉 12 Product Listings consisting of:

• Costumes, Wigs, Shoes, Makeup

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SECTION 2: “Women’s Clothing, Handbags & Accessories Everyone’s Buying Right Now”

DESCRIPTION: Trendy clothing for women, along with stylish handbags & accessories from THESE LISTED BRANDS are what fashion forward Amazon and Walmart shoppers are buying this week.

👉 6 Product Listings consisting of:

Trending Women’s Fashions, Handbags, and related Accessories

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SECTION 3: “Babies, Toddlers, and Children’s Summer Fashions Everyone’s Buying Right Now

DESCRIPTION: This week, parents who want popular summer fashion selections for babies, toddlers, and older boys and girls have excellent options to choose from. Right now, everyone’s buying cute and trendy outfits like the following brands I have LISTED.

👉 6 Product Listings consisting of:

Baby outfits, Toddler outfits, Children outfits [For boys & girls]

CONCLUDING NOTES

This is clearly not the end of all the collections and various lists available on my Benable Profile page, however the above details of how the listings are structured should help alleviate some of the confusion that some shoppers on Benable may be experiencing.

All you need to remember when browsing and scrolling the rest of the page, is that the format remains the same:

✅ Collections amount to MAIN DEPARTMENTS in my Benable store for shoppers.

✅ Lists are the AISLES in my Benable store for shoppers.

✅ Sections are the SHELVES in my Benable store for shoppers.

Just pay attention to these basic signs and you can’t go wrong in my Justiss Goode Benable store 😄

👉 RETURN TO BENABLE

Justiss Goode’s Benable Store is Now Open for Business was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Whether you’re a Benable member or shopper on the platform, you’ll be glad you discovered this breakdown on how exactly the profile pages are organized.

This information provides a goldmine of details on how to successfully navigate a profile page and find precisely what you’re looking for.

The Purpose and Reason for this Benable Related Advice

By now, it’s no secret to anyone who’s paying attention, that Justiss Goode has been busy on Medium lately, singing the praises of the Benable platform once again.

If you recognize how trustworthy and useful the stories I previously shared were, you will definitely want to read this one to the end, and apply the knowledge on Benable.

This is not another one of my stories trying to encourage Medium writers to use my invite link to join Benable. [That was smooth right?]

But really, I’ve already written enough on the subject so that anyone who is even remotely interested in creating a fun side hustle and having fun in the process, they know how it all works.

My purpose in sharing this story is two-fold, and it’s specifically for two groups of people who already know how awesome the Benable platform really is.

• New Content Creators who curate products and make all the fabulous recommendation lists on the site.
• Confused Shoppers who have tons of great product advice at their fingertips, but find it hard to navigate the information.

As usual, whenever I design some type of resource material for writers and other creatives, it’s because I personally needed to find a solution to something I was having trouble with.

Typically, the next logical step for a Writer is to write about it. 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻

With that being said, know that this information is being laid out in a logical and organized way, primarily for myself.

Why is Benable Fun, Interesting, and Exhausting?

From the perspective of both a shopper and as someone who creates list recommendations, I know firsthand that Benable can be a fun and interesting place to spend time on.

• But it can also be exhausting when you’re looking for something specific and you don’t know how to navigate successfully.
• Have you ever listed a product, or discovered a product on a page, only to lose your place or somehow navigate away?
• Sometimes it might take quite awhile to find your way back to the correct list, because you’re in the wrong section, or maybe the wrong collection.

Thankfully, I finally discovered the key to how to navigate properly.

My main goal is to improve the user-experience that shoppers have when they visit my Benable lists, no matter who they are or what they’re shopping for.

I know that the DIRECTORY GUIDE to Benable Listings on my Justiss Goode profile page is going to be more than just a promotional resource for my listings.

All the new or struggling Benable content creators and confused shoppers who read this will appreciate and thank me for the information.

Not only do I provide a breakdown of how the page layout works on Benable, but I give notes along the way, so don’t just look at the pictures.

Let’s Explore How to Successfully Navigate Pages on Benable

📌 Hey You Confused Shoppers: If a profile page doesn’t have useful visual information that automatically jumps out at you, why not take a few minutes to read their profile details, under the header, instead of leaving the page abruptly.

👇🏻 PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING:

Creators and Shoppers can both use the “Search” feature when looking for something particular. Just type in a keyword tag.

What’s Up With the Layout at the Top of Your Benable Profile?

PLEASE NOTE: This story was originally published using the items and examples you see displayed on this page. But one thing you’ll discover when you list products on Benable; things are constantly fluid, from the shoppers who visit, to the products you discover worth listing.

That means YOU have to be just as flexible. Therefore, by the time some readers actually land on the information you’re reading, many of the lists may have been modified, to help with maximum optimization.

Don’t let the dissuade or confuse you. The information and practical advice you read here is still just as sound and applicable.

Now let’s consider what you see in the screen shot…

When you look directly under my user name (Justiss Goode’s Lists), You notice 8 clickable blocks (or tabs) that have various labels.

EXAMPLE: My first one above says: “Goode Stuff on the…” and the last one says: “Valentine’s Day…”.

👉 THESE ARE “Collections” — not individual lists.

COLLECTIONS: A collection contains multiple lists, not just one. The number of lists inside a collection is shown right on the tab.

EXAMPLE: My first “Goode Stuff on the…” Collection contains “3” different lists, while the “Valentine’s Day…” contains “4.”

This information is important, whether you’re listing or browsing, because sometimes an item you’re looking for may be buried deep inside a list that is INSIDE of a collection.

What are Orphan Lists and the Importance of Optimization?

Now let’s talk about what is referred to as orphan lists. They are orphans because they’re single lists that DO NOT belong to a collection.

Even if the list has a lot of different products, broken down into multiple sections, it still amounts to ONE list.

This is crucial information (like *mentioned earlier), because the very first and most visible row on your profile page is where these lists automatically populate to.

Since this is like prime real estate on your page, and eyes immediately fall on whatever you have there, it makes sense to position and promote your very best and/or most popular lists.

Keep in mind, these are ALL orphan lists, not additional collections.

When you look on the screen shot above, you will notice that all three of my orphan lists at the top have the “optimized” status.

This means Benable has decided that the list meets all the requirements for them to provide special distribution, as a way to give the list more visibility.

Can you see how knowing this information can help you plan a better strategy when it comes to organizing and determining which lists you want prominently displayed on your profile page?

✅ And by the way. All you creators should be aware that you’re able to easily rearrange the orphan lists on the page. Just hold and maneuver them to the exact position you want them in.

On my page, I positioned all my other optimized orphan lists right under the “tea” related list, the “Universal Studios” related list, and the “Snacks and Treats” list — all located at the top of the page.

Here’s what that looks like:

Can you see how the third list is only “Near optimized” and doesn’t have a green tab?

That signals to me that I need to work on the list, and do more to help it earn the optimized status.

Even though you can’t see the rest of my orphaned lists in the screen shot, you can notice the three other near optimized tabs.

Directly under those are the “drafts” — so to speak — of lists that I’m still working on, so I keep them “private” for now, which means they’re invisible to shoppers, even though I can see them on the page.

So what else is on the profile page, once you start scrolling down the page, beyond all the orphans and half done lists that no one else can see?

Your COLLECTIONS.

Watch and learn 😄.

Here is Where You Find Lists in Your Benable COLLECTIONS

When you and shoppers make it past any and all single lists that don’t belong to a collection, this is where you end up.

Notice the top left side of this screen shot, and see how the name of the very first collection from the tabs at the top of the page is displayed.

The images you see are the 3 different LISTS that belong to the “Goode Stuff on the Medium Website” Collection.

Now, thanks to this expanded view, we can see the names of those lists, and learn more about what they contain.

The remainder of the page simply displays the rest of your collections in the same expanded view, so you can see what each one contains.

Even all the other collections beyond the 8 displayed on top will be visible when you scroll down the page.

And that my friends, is the breakdown of the profile pages on Benable.

Tips for Content Creators Who List Products on Benable

Even though I published the above information for the benefit of shoppers and my Benable audience, writers and content creators who list products on Benable can also benefit from the information.

Additionally, here are some more important tips that will help:

✅ First of all, some good news about the 8 tabs located in the top portion of your page. You can move them around and put them in whichever order you want.

✅ Also dear Content Creators: It helps to create a header that provides shoppers with a quick visual, explaining what to expect from your lists.

✅ Content Creators — this should emphasize the importance of labeling and tagging your products much better. It helps with searchability.

✅ Creators should note: If you create more than 8 collections, shoppers can’t even see the rest of them unless they know to click the little arrow pointing downward, on the right hand side of the page. This will expand the page and you can view the rest of the collections.

✅ A big tip for content creators: Remember that any “lists” you create and add to a collection will not be immediately visible, until shoppers scroll down the page and get deep into a collection (*More about that in a moment).

✅ Also good to know — You can create, start setting up, and label a collection even before it contains the lists you plan to include. This is shown in the screen shot above, with my “Pets and Hobbies” collection that currently only has “1” list.

Try to remember all these points when you’re creating and posting your lists. They may actually help you start earning more for you lists and recommendations.

Final Thoughts

Thanks for stopping, and especially if you read all this information to the end. I know for sure, it will be of value to Medium writers and any content creators who spend time on Benable, listing product recommendations.

But I’m also convinced that if any new or existing Benable shoppers have found their way to this information, they can also use it to help make their browsing and shopping experience on the platform that much better.

Thanks for reading.

👉 Not a Benable member yet? SIGN UP with my invite code

BENABLE: The Breakdown on How to Organize Your Profile Page So Shoppers Can Find Things was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Do you know what connection experts make between our eating and sleeping patterns?

MEDIUM STORY — PUBLISH TUESDAY?

It’s time to understand exactly how what and when your teen decides to eat might be adversely affecting how well they sleep.

Whether parents realize it or not, according to experts, there’s a huge connection between our eating and sleeping patterns.

Many researchers have already weighed in on how meal timing, late-night snacking, and daily food choices are quietly shaping the sleep patterns of teens.

Thankfully, they also tell parents what they can do to make sure that the affect is positive and not negative.

Do you have or know of a teen who is struggling to fall asleep — or stay asleep ?

This will usually show up in the form of mood swings and/or late-night restlessness, as well as obvious unpredictable sleep patterns.

In our current times, many parents immediately lay the blame on excessive screen time, hormones, or other typical stressors related to teen life. But sometimes, it’s really the rhythm of how and when they eat that’s causing the problem.

Connecting the Dots Between Eating and Sleeping Habits

When we take time to start connecting the dots between eating and sleeping habits, you’ll begin to understand how something known as chrononutrition comes into play.

In simple terms, this translates into recognizing the fact that our bodies respond differently to food depending on the time of day.

Here’s how this works in our daily lives:

• Eating heavy, sugary snacks late at night → restless sleep
• Regularly skipping breakfasts → energy crashes → late-night hunger
• Skipping other meals and Irregular eating → disrupted internal rhythm

All of the above can make it so when teens fall into this eating cycle, sleep starts to become just as unpredictable.

In 2026 parents are busy working hard, trying to do all they can to keep a roof over their children’s heads and food on the table, in spite of the high cost of living.

That is why they may not immediately recognize the more subtle signs that kids and teens are having disruptions in sleep.

Here are some surefire signals to watch for:

• Late-night runs to the fridge
• The constant song of: “I’m not hungry” in the morning
• Large and unusual appetite spikes late in the day
• Signs of anxiousness and difficulty winding down at night

Does any of this sound familiar?

If so, then it’s time to start planning to make some subtle but much needed changes; not to control everything your teen eats, but rather, to make sure they’re eating what is most beneficial for a healthy sleep cycle and paying attention to when they eat.

Final Thoughts

In a recent story I published on Kofi, I did an even deeper dive into this issue, and made a point to share some useful advice and resources to help parents come up with a practical strategy.

Not only does the story provide additional talking points on this issue, it also contains my recent Benable list of recommendations that go hand-in-had with the tips and resources the story provides.

To learn more, I invite you to visit me on Kofi and read the related story called: Could Your Teen’s Eating Behaviors be Affecting How Well They Sleep?

And of course, you’re more than welcome to check out my list of recommendations by following this link to Benable.

Thanks for reading.

What and When Your Teen Decides to Eat Might be Affecting How Well They Sleep was originally published in Daily Justiss on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.