Business Who Are We If Not the Stories We Tell Ourselves The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are. In middle school, a few kids always teamed up at recess to make sure I never won any of the games we played. I dreaded foursquare, wall ball, and tetherball. Nobody ever wanted to be on my team during PE Class. The harder I tried, the […] Written by Joseph J. Lam December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Pole Dancing at 45 for My Birthday I’m well into my fifties now, so when I look back at how worried I was at forty that I was losing my mojo — all I can do is laugh. Oh, to be 40 again! At the time however, I was feeling youth slipping away. I’m sure there’s a lesson in there about perspective […] Written by Nancy Friedman August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Fatphobia is Strangling the Life Out of Me Despite being a straight-size person, fatphobia affects my life more than you would think. I have been chronically ill most of my life. I’m reasonably functional nowadays and enjoy full mobility, but that wasn’t always true. In college, while most people were partying and making friends, I was in and out of doctor’s appointments for […] Written by Megan Holstein August 17, 2021August 17, 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 […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
7 Reasons Why Not Getting What You Want Can Be a Blessing For a brief moment around the age of 10, I wanted to be a flight attendant. I’m not 100% sure why. I had never even been on an airplane before. It may have been because you had to be really “pretty” to be a flight attendant. And every awkward little girl wants to feel pretty. […] Written by Nicole Bryan December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 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
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
