Interview Vulnerability Interview: Francesca What is vulnerability to you? Willingness to let others see that which you feel you must hide. It’s holding your fear with tenderness. What vulnerability feels like to you? Alive and unguarded. Why are you practicing vulnerability? To feel alive. What’s your response to a violation of you being vulnerable? A vulnerability is the willingness […] Written by Joel Mwakasege July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Vulnerability Interview: Amy Torres What is vulnerability to you? A vulnerability is choosing to be open-minded and open-hearted in the face of any person or situation. A vulnerability is not weakness; it is flexibility and resiliency. Vulnerability requires self-awareness What vulnerability feels like to you? Vulnerability used to feel like my stomach turning to water, my knees knocking, and […] Written by Joel Mwakasege July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Vulnerability The Only Reason Why You Can’t Succeed With Vulnerability I’m just as bad at being open as you’re. If I didn’t wrestle with being vulnerable. You wouldn’t trust me one bit. But when it comes to sharing vulnerability, it’s wise to take the time to test. Whether the other person is worthy of hearing your stories. Yes to hide out, pretend, and armor up […] Written by Joel Mwakasege July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Vulnerability Interview: Ellie Guzman What is vulnerability to you? Vulnerability to me is revealing my true feelings. It is completely showing when I am upset, angry, or overcome with joy. It’s sharing my hopes and fears. It’s about being open and not hiding what I am feeling at that moment. What vulnerability feels like to you? Vulnerability feels freeing, […] Written by Joel Mwakasege June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Vulnerability Interview: Hilal Isler What is vulnerability to you? To be human is to be vulnerable. What vulnerability feels like to you? Honestly? It feels pretty scary. There’s a question American Buddhist nun Pema Chodron likes to pose: Do I prefer to grow up and relate to life directly, or do I choose to live and die in fear? […] Written by Joel Mwakasege June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Vulnerability Interview: Fiachra O’Sullivan What is vulnerability to you? Vulnerability for me is to feel. To feel sad, fear, abandoned, powerless, alone, rejected, and shame. What vulnerability feels like to you? Vulnerable me is ever-present. It is me as my most indivisible self. Written by Joel Mwakasege May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Vulnerability Interview: Liz Tracy What is vulnerability to you? To be vulnerable is to show weakness. Is to open up. Is to share. Even when it hurts. Even if it feels like I’m not going to talk about it. And to talk about it anyway. What vulnerability feels like to you? It hurts. It feels like a wound not […] Written by Joel Mwakasege May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Vulnerability Interview: Amy Crumpton What is vulnerability to you? Being available. Accessible. Beyond physical presence emotionally and spiritually available and accessible to others. I often feel that authenticity and vulnerability are also interchangeable. Written by Joel Mwakasege April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Vulnerability The Surprisingly Simple Key to Empath Never judge. Judgment hurts. To both the giver and the receiver. I don’t believe I can fully understand racism; sexism, homophobia, or any other form of oppression unless I’ve experienced it. However, I do believe I’m responsible for constantly developing my understanding of oppression and recognize my part in perpetuating it. Empathy is a powerful […] Written by Joel Mwakasege April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Vulnerability Interview: Marion Nyaboke What is vulnerability to you? To be vulnerable is opening up truly and honestly. To yourself and to others. Letting yourself feel your truest feelings and expressing them in words. It’s saying ‘I feel angry’ instead of smiling and being afraid of coming off as unpleasant. It’s about embracing your emotions and saying I know […] Written by Joel Mwakasege April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
One More Medical Treatment that Causes Infertility In Women I was 11 years old, waiting for the doctor to call me and my mom to come to see him. It was an exciting day that every relatively tall 11-year-old would experience; the day you get a glimpse into the future. They must have run a handful of tests, but I only remember finding out […] Written by Ysabeau Kloeg July 31, 2021August 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
When I Say I Love You I Mean It When I say I love you I mean it. I’m talking about how I feel when you open up the front door after a long day at work. The door swings open, you roll your bike into the kitchen, and a smile forms on your face. It quickly makes it way to your kind eyes […] Written by Abby Quigle July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Say I Disagree In a Smart Way One of the most troubling aspects of this new hyper-digital era is our crumbling ability to communicate with people who disagree with us. There is the sense that we are shouting across a void at one another — in completely different languages. Our rebuttals are locked and loaded as we scan tweets, posts, and articles […] Written by Kenton Klassen February 9, 2021February 12, 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
What Narcissistic Fathers Do to Their Daughters and 7 Insecurities It Cause It was December. Another year had gone by and to my mom’s dismay- I was still single! I’d been dating for a while but there was no sign of “The One”. I was in a good place- my career was going great, I looked my best and had a few guys who were interested in […] Written by Anna Taylor December 15, 2020December 15, 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
