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Superstition or Blind Faith

Getting lost may be associated with confusing others (and becoming confused), being obsessed or fanatical and even charm and infatuation.

Dibyasree Nandy

Jan 20, 20232 min read

A Red Mirror

Smearing my lips red, brushing my cheeks with rouge… My forearms were always burly with sinews. Cicadas cast off their husks, a natural law,

Christine Waldman

Jan 20, 20231 min read

Into the Cool Shadows

Dampened and muted Beige in hue How else can I Traverse the sharp places And dark hollows When my colors are florescent,

Todd Matson

Dec 29, 20221 min read

The Cost of Healing

With a fault line running through their hearts, marriage, family, children feeling caught in the middle, the earth separating under

Anna Jackson

Dec 29, 20221 min read

I Wonder

Sometimes, I wonder What life might have been like, If I’d been the ‘better’ version of me, That I’ve built up in my head.

Uwohali Orange

Dec 2, 20221 min read

Depression in the Cave of the Mind

The cave is awful deep and dark Dark and deep, deep and dark Endless infinity, spiral stairs M.C. Escher in the air And falling, falling

Lou-Ellen Barkan

Dec 2, 20228 min read

An Overactive Imagination

“Guess what?” Mom smiled. “We’re moving to Paris?” I was in bed reading Gone with The Wind. “Very funny,” she said. “Actually, Mrs. Simon

Taylor Perelman

Nov 4, 20221 min read

It’s Only A Memory

We met. On a crisp spring evening. We talked without words, a glass of wine in our hand. Getting lost in each other’s eyes before the mid

Nov 4, 20221 min read

Empowerment

Growth of Her Awakening

Women grow up conditioned to appease others, to nurture others, to please others, to set aside their worth for the benefit of others.

Apr 2, 20228 min read

A Story About Depression

I didn’t see it coming. I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know what this feeling was. All I knew was that I was consumed with...

What Is Self-Care? And Why Is It So Important?

Mar 28, 20225 min read

Self-Care

What Is Self-Care? And Why Is It So Important?

Self-care is to take care of oneself, one’s mental health and protecting one’s overall wellbeing. Commonly, we think of self-care as...

Oct 15, 20206 min read

The Four “F’s” of Trauma Response

Many of us are familiar with the innate fight-flight response systems ingrained within us to confront or evade threatening situations.

Oct 6, 20208 min read

Domestic Violence

In light of it being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I want to take a moment to discuss the horrific abuse folks endure within our...