In a few hours from now, I will be seeing the end of a three parts tumultuous and two parts rewarding decade. Yes, I’m turning 30 in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic – and I’ve never been less prepared for the change. I’ve always been someone who finds some way to celebrate their birthday …
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April 22, 2022 Update: This case has become extremely overwhelming and I can no longer follow it without getting triggered. All of this is far too twisted for me. PS I hope you are doing alright in this pandemic. COVID-19, huh? Hard to accept it’s still a newsmaker in 2022… Unless you’re someone who avoids celebrity …
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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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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” 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 …
#PublishingPaidMe: What It’s Like To Be A Writer With People Of Color Syndrome Read More »
You’re feeling anxious. Again. To make things worse, you are a) all by yourself or b) surrounded by complete strangers who wouldn’t be able to help you even if they wanted to. Fret not, I have anxiety too and I know how to contain it before it gets worse. Although anxiety manifests differently for everybody, …
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Things are getting worse on a global level due to the outbreak of COVID-19, especially in the USA. While doctors are doing their best to treat patients, scientists everywhere are looking for a vaccine to cure this disease. Even individuals like you and I are contributing to the fight against the pandemic by following quarantine …
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