Notes from Erin

Notes from Erin

30 Years of Waiting to Exhale

What the book, movie, and soundtrack taught me about my thirties, friendship, and love.

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Erin Ashley
Dec 14, 2025
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Want to know something that tripped me out last week?

That was kind of a rhetorical question because I was going to tell you whether you wanted to know or not, but last week, the movie Waiting to Exhale celebrated its 30th anniversary.

That number tripped me out because of how timely this movie still feels. This is one of the first movies I remember heari…

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