“Jobless” they snarl whenever they have no real defense Folks with jobs, please shut up and listen Being unemployed is hard on the soul Using it as an insult simply makes you look cold Like telling a person in a wheelchair they’re fat Mocking someone without an income is plain wrong Just as being hired …
Mahevash Muses is a place for unconventional souls and I, Grace Hasson, am happy to include myself in that community. At times, I’ve found it hard to feel like I belong. But the more I learn to love myself, the less I worry about that. This past year I’ve gone on a journey of self-discovery …
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I am an aunt to two amazing little boys, the only kids in the world that I love with all my heart. They are on a first-name basis with me and I’m their confidante because they see me as a friend instead of just another grown-up. I love being the cool aunt, but let me …
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It’s late at night, the world’s asleep But my noisy mind keeps me awake. My antidepressant isn’t working tonight, So my broken soul cries out for death. I toss and turn for hours and hours, Then an idea for an article enters my head. I leap towards my journal in a hurry. If I wait …
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The media keeps saying that this is the new normal But for my kind, everything’s the same Sorry, not sorry, I’m going to chuckle It’s funny how the tide has turned The very people now struggling to work from home Loved telling me ‘must be nice’ in a condescending tone Karma’s got a great memory, …
” What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation”. — Glenn Close It’s 2020 and mental health is still stigmatized all over the world. Most people don’t really wish to talk about it. If at all they do, they are mostly women. When it comes to men, barely anyone talks …
If you truly love someone, you put their needs before yours. That’s what I was force-fed as a teen. But now that I am 29 going on 30, I’ve learned that if I don’t put myself first, My partner will walk all over me. ‘Me before you’ is the only way to be. Believe me, …
Partial hospitalization programs are an alternative to regular hospitalization for people struggling with addiction issues. There are epidemic levels of drug and alcohol abuse in the United States. Large numbers of folks struggle with addiction, but not everyone needs full-time hospitalization. In 2015, about 15 million adults 18 years and older reported having an alcohol …
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I am a brown girl with a Muslim name. And these two visibly obvious identities have cost me serious opportunities as a freelance writer. I am othered and dismissed for these perfectly invalid reasons. I am not offered fair pay or room for negotiation and my pitches are rejected only to show up as pieces …
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Many of us want to live life on our own terms but we are afraid of what people will say about us. It is important to fight back against haters who cannot stop criticizing you. The best way to do so is to stand up for yourself and be strong enough to tell them to …
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