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Carrie Fisher Helped Me Survive Bipolar Disorder

By now you know Saint Carrie Fisher, an iconic actress, writer, and mental health advocate, died over Christmas. While Fisher was best known to the world as Princess Leia, it was her feminism, fat acceptance, and openness about living with bipolar disorder that made her a saint to me...  Read More

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The New Reality Minorities Face

"Four days before Election Night, it is a clear sky in St. Petersburg, Florida. I chat with a journalist friend at a Poytner seminar.”... Read More

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Undoing Internalized Homophobia as a Queer Muslim

“That is not us, that is not our culture,” my father would reply when asked what he would say if one of his three Muslim daughters were to love another woman. Read More

 

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Carrie Fisher Helped Me Survive Bipolar Disorder
Carrie Fisher, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Feminism, Bipolar Disorder, Abuse, Marginalized Communities
Carrie Fisher Helped Me Survive Bipolar Disorder
Carrie Fisher, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Feminism, Bipolar Disorder, Abuse, Marginalized Communities
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Carrie Fisher, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Feminism, Bipolar Disorder, Abuse, Marginalized Communities
The New Reality Minorities Face
Vietnamese-American, Woke, Journalism, Presidential Candidates, White Privilege, Racism, Refugees, Minorities, People of Color
The New Reality Minorities Face
Vietnamese-American, Woke, Journalism, Presidential Candidates, White Privilege, Racism, Refugees, Minorities, People of Color
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Vietnamese-American, Woke, Journalism, Presidential Candidates, White Privilege, Racism, Refugees, Minorities, People of Color
Undoing Internalized Homophobia as a Queer Muslim
Homophobia, Racism, Islamaphobia, Sexuality, Religion, Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Self-Doubt, Self-Acceptance
Undoing Internalized Homophobia as a Queer Muslim
Homophobia, Racism, Islamaphobia, Sexuality, Religion, Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Self-Doubt, Self-Acceptance
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Homophobia, Racism, Islamaphobia, Sexuality, Religion, Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Self-Doubt, Self-Acceptance
Six Things Women of Color are Tired of Hearing Since Trump's Election
women of color, Trump, Election, racism, Hate Crimes, White Supremacy, Excuses, Marginalized Communities
Six Things Women of Color are Tired of Hearing Since Trump's Election
women of color, Trump, Election, racism, Hate Crimes, White Supremacy, Excuses, Marginalized Communities
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women of color, Trump, Election, racism, Hate Crimes, White Supremacy, Excuses, Marginalized Communities
Appropriation, Queer, Support, Allies, Accessibility, Safety pin, White Privilege, Diversity, Apathy
How I'm Useful, and Discardable, to Your Liberalism
Appropriation, Queer, Support, Allies, Accessibility, Safety pin, White Privilege, Diversity, Apathy
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Appropriation, Queer, Support, Allies, Accessibility, Safety pin, White Privilege, Diversity, Apathy
A Short History of America's "Greatness"
History, White Supremacists, White Privilege, Alexander Stephens, America the Beautiful, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln
A Short History of America's "Greatness"
History, White Supremacists, White Privilege, Alexander Stephens, America the Beautiful, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln
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History, White Supremacists, White Privilege, Alexander Stephens, America the Beautiful, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln
What a Trump Presidency Means To Me as an Iraqi-American
Hate Crimes, Racism, Minorities, Trump, President-Elect, White Supremacists
What a Trump Presidency Means To Me as an Iraqi-American
Hate Crimes, Racism, Minorities, Trump, President-Elect, White Supremacists
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Hate Crimes, Racism, Minorities, Trump, President-Elect, White Supremacists
How I Compromised Myself From Middle School to Marriage
Marriage, Bullying, Compromise, Self-Sacrifice, Pregnancy, Anxiety
How I Compromised Myself From Middle School to Marriage
Marriage, Bullying, Compromise, Self-Sacrifice, Pregnancy, Anxiety
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Marriage, Bullying, Compromise, Self-Sacrifice, Pregnancy, Anxiety
Makeup: An Unexpected Path To Healing
Women of Color, Self-care, Racism, Makeup, Mental Illness, Desi
Makeup: An Unexpected Path To Healing
Women of Color, Self-care, Racism, Makeup, Mental Illness, Desi
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Women of Color, Self-care, Racism, Makeup, Mental Illness, Desi
Who Took My Nest?
Mothering, Daughters, Empty Nest, College, Mourning, Loss, Growth
Who Took My Nest?
Mothering, Daughters, Empty Nest, College, Mourning, Loss, Growth
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Mothering, Daughters, Empty Nest, College, Mourning, Loss, Growth
Wise Heart, Happy Soul: 5 Truths To Dissolve Anger
Anger, Desire, Jack Kornfield, Buddhist Psychology, Pain, Fear, Healing
Wise Heart, Happy Soul: 5 Truths To Dissolve Anger
Anger, Desire, Jack Kornfield, Buddhist Psychology, Pain, Fear, Healing
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Anger, Desire, Jack Kornfield, Buddhist Psychology, Pain, Fear, Healing
An American Problem: Racism, Militarization, and The Lack of Empathy
Racism, BlackLivesMatter, Alton Sterling, Philandro Castile, Dylan Noble, Dallas, Police Brutality, Empathy, White Privilege, Militarization, NDAA, U.S. Constitution, 1033 Program
An American Problem: Racism, Militarization, and The Lack of Empathy
Racism, BlackLivesMatter, Alton Sterling, Philandro Castile, Dylan Noble, Dallas, Police Brutality, Empathy, White Privilege, Militarization, NDAA, U.S. Constitution, 1033 Program
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Racism, BlackLivesMatter, Alton Sterling, Philandro Castile, Dylan Noble, Dallas, Police Brutality, Empathy, White Privilege, Militarization, NDAA, U.S. Constitution, 1033 Program
The Hardest Choice I Had To Make For My Babies
Difficult Choices, Second Trimester Abortion, CMV Virus, Abnormal Ultrasound, Amniocentisis
The Hardest Choice I Had To Make For My Babies
Difficult Choices, Second Trimester Abortion, CMV Virus, Abnormal Ultrasound, Amniocentisis
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Difficult Choices, Second Trimester Abortion, CMV Virus, Abnormal Ultrasound, Amniocentisis
On This Memorial Day...
Memorial Day, Giving Thanks
On This Memorial Day...
Memorial Day, Giving Thanks
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Memorial Day, Giving Thanks
How a Mother Rekindled Self-Love
Self-care, Self-love, mothering, over worked, Naughty Children
How a Mother Rekindled Self-Love
Self-care, Self-love, mothering, over worked, Naughty Children
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Self-care, Self-love, mothering, over worked, Naughty Children
Top 10 Behaviors That Cause Marital Distress
Conflict Resolution, Behavior, Avoidance, Contempt, Emotional Disengagement, Expectations, Loving Kindness
Top 10 Behaviors That Cause Marital Distress
Conflict Resolution, Behavior, Avoidance, Contempt, Emotional Disengagement, Expectations, Loving Kindness
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Conflict Resolution, Behavior, Avoidance, Contempt, Emotional Disengagement, Expectations, Loving Kindness
Facing The Reality of My Mother's Illness Before It's Too Late
Mom, Mother's Day, Giving Thanks, Love
Facing The Reality of My Mother's Illness Before It's Too Late
Mom, Mother's Day, Giving Thanks, Love
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Mom, Mother's Day, Giving Thanks, Love
Trump Protesters, Stay-at-Home Parents and the Search for Significance
SAHM, Activisim, Protests, Racism, Trump, Significance, Meaning
Trump Protesters, Stay-at-Home Parents and the Search for Significance
SAHM, Activisim, Protests, Racism, Trump, Significance, Meaning
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SAHM, Activisim, Protests, Racism, Trump, Significance, Meaning
Food, Language and the Borders of Identity
food, identity, language, pickles, Iraqi cuisine, family
Food, Language and the Borders of Identity
food, identity, language, pickles, Iraqi cuisine, family
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food, identity, language, pickles, Iraqi cuisine, family
Befriending Self-Doubt
Self-Doubt, Childhood, Fear, Inner Voice, Looking Inward, Acceptance, writing
Befriending Self-Doubt
Self-Doubt, Childhood, Fear, Inner Voice, Looking Inward, Acceptance, writing
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Self-Doubt, Childhood, Fear, Inner Voice, Looking Inward, Acceptance, writing
10 Assumptions People Make About Middle Eastern Women
Identity, Women of Color, Ethnicity, Stereotypes, Shame, Mandaean
10 Assumptions People Make About Middle Eastern Women
Identity, Women of Color, Ethnicity, Stereotypes, Shame, Mandaean
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Identity, Women of Color, Ethnicity, Stereotypes, Shame, Mandaean
A Dream Curtailed
Dreams, Writing, Ambitions, Marriage, Gender Roles, Family Life, Depression, Career Success
A Dream Curtailed
Dreams, Writing, Ambitions, Marriage, Gender Roles, Family Life, Depression, Career Success
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Dreams, Writing, Ambitions, Marriage, Gender Roles, Family Life, Depression, Career Success