The holidays are all about spreading love and joy but sometimes we forget that we need to try and give those feelings ourselves too, not just our loved ones.
Category Archives: Personal
An Identity Crisis With My Name
I don’t remember when I first started to hate my name. When I started to hate the syllables, the sounds, and the look of it on paper. I don’t remember when my name became my enemy and when I permitted it to become so. When I allowed the first inherent part of my identity to slowly become something that I despised about myself.
Vulnerability as a Vice
However, I have come to realize that my disdain for the current dualist nature of vulnerability—one that positions vulnerability in opposition to invulnerability—has allowed me to create a dangerous dichotomy between vulnerability and strength. It is by my very own contempt for arbitrary gender associations that I fell into the trap of a “together woman” and demonized vulnerability in the process.
On Being Honest About Being Fat
I wish that even if people had noticed and judged me, I could have had the strength to choose my health over their fatphobia.
Cupping To The Chase: Menstrual Cup Musings
Is it time to revamp the way we care for our reproductive health? Here is why I am saying yes.
The REVIVAL Zine 