Be Yourself I Have a Hard Time Being Myself a Personal Story I have a hard time being myself if I’m the 40-year-old in the club — I’m irresponsible. If I’m the 20-year-old at home on a Saturday night reading a book — I’m boring. No matter how I slice it, there’s something a little bit wrong with being me. Someone’s uncomfortable, annoyed, disgusted, unhappy, embarrassed…or all […] Written by Nicole Bryan October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Be Yourself Deal with it Life is struggle, and the struggle is real. You will get lonely sometimes. People you respect and admire will betray your trust. What brought you joy will turn into a source of sadness and tears. Crying might be alright for a while. But at the end of the day. You need to get up and […] Written by Joel Mwakasege July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Be Yourself How You Aren’t as Bad as You Think You don’t have to listen to those people. Who wants to measure you based on what you can’t do. Ignore these people. And it’s okay to know you’ve areas that need to improve. We all do. But that’s no excuse for anyone. To make you feel unimportant. You are important. Don’t let anyone else make […] Written by Joel Mwakasege July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What Helped Me Love And Appreciate My Imperfect Body “Look at yourself in the mirror.” “That chubby face. Speaking of face, look at those pimples around your cheeks. That flabby belly. Those massive thighs.” “No wonder no girls likes you. No wonder they go for other guys. Those guys are more masculine and handsome than you are.” I stood in front of the mirror. […] Written by Anonymous May 6, 2021June 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Healing Game Changer You Might Be Skipping Learn to bear with what’s going on inside. That means learning to observe and tolerate the heartbreaking and gut-wrenching sensations that register misery and humiliation. Only then can you start to befriend rather than obliterate, the emotions that keep you in fixed and immutable maladaptive behaviors. Erasing awareness and cultivating denial are often essential to […] Written by Joel Mwakasege May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Steps to Recover From Anxiety and Depression I took several steps to recover from anxiety and depression. But the moment I realized the severity of it all, I was sixteen years old. One night I had stripped down to take a shower, and before stepping in, I saw a profile of my body; I had always been a thin kid, but horror and […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Story of an Indian girl-seeking her identity Sitting in my study, looking out the window to the grey of monsoon. Thundering clouds and cold sharp breeze, makes me wonder about the years that have passed. Just like a painters promise to its blank canvas, it was hindsight’s promise of realization to me. Lived an itinerant life, my family moved around a lot […] Written by Yashi Rana November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Gynecologist Used Violence Against Me During My First Birth How many times have you been subjected to violence? How many times couldn’t you complain and shut up? How many times your reaction was only crying? It has been 10 months since I gave birth to my first child. I couldn’t get over the suffering and pain of childbirth yet. I have a lot of […] Written by Hadir Ramadan November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Vagina Is Not A Swear Word Say It With Pride Why is there so much shame and discomfort in simply naming a part of the body? Much less, something as beautiful and powerful as a vagina Written by Damisola Sulaiman June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
