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The Hair on my Head

May 17, 2021

Let’s talk about hair. A lot can be said about hair, and many before me have done so. As a woman, especially a brown woman, or a woman with dark body hair, I’ve dealt with bullying and shaming throughout my youth and even into adulthood. The hair on my legs, the hair on my arms, my eyebrows, my sideburns, hair on my upper lip, on my armpits, on my back—there was always someone who thought they were allowed to say something about the hair on my body. But that’s not what this week’s blog post is about.

I want to talk about the hair on my head instead.

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Share (Y)our Generational Wealth

May 10, 2021

Identity politics. I keep hearing that term in a negative context as if mainstream culture in Western countries isn’t identity politics in itself. It’s white culture (rooted in patriarchal, post-colonial, Judeo-Christian, cis/heteronormative values—I’m sure I’m forgetting some systems here), no matter how much people try to deny white culture doesn’t exist.

Their power reaches far. White culture upholds and even enforces social rules, the approved history, and one-sided knowledge. White culture educates members of its society, instills in us its norms and values, forms of communication, binary systems of categorization, and so on. Their power reaches all, even the marginalized who have to sacrifice parts of themselves to be accepted by the status quo.

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5 Ways To Reduce Stress

April 19, 2021

April 2021. It’s been over a year since we’ve been dealing with COVID-19. Life was hard enough before we had a worldwide pandemic on our hands. But for over a year, it’s been even more limiting with social distancing and curbed interactions, partial to full lockdowns, and even curfews. Today our world is different.

It’s only normal that there’s psychological consequences. Throughout the year, I’ve noticed a lot of my friends dealing with anxiety and fatigue. The media is full of horrible and disappointing news. Getting through the winter was especially hard this year. Then there’s external stressors like work, school, and personal relationships—all these facets of life are all burdened by the strain of COVID-19.

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I've Got Trust Issues (Part 3)

March 29, 2021

Ok. Final part. If I’m talking about trust issues, then I also have to talk about my mother. She raised me. My father was also present in my life, but not emotionally involved. He worked hard day in and out to provide for his family, and when he was home he got to emotionally check out, and relied on my mother to take care of business with the children. It’s a common story, right.

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