mental health
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our 24-hour news cycle is consistently being updated, inundated with the worst. from war crimes abroad to the ending of essential government programs in the U.S.; one can only imagine the news we aren’t receiving. one of the reasons i opted out of joining the news industry, and found myself in philanthropy, is i wanted…
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Neurodiversity is a word that has entered our lexicon within the last five years, particularly following the pandemic. neurodiversity can be defined as the diversity and variances in neurological behavior amongst groups of people. our world has drastically shifted in the last twenty years due to technological advancements, and the impact it has on our…
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love & madness,
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welcome to the Age of Aquarius — Pluto officially shifted from the sign of Capricorn to Aquarius in 2024, and will stay fixed until 2043. I started getting into astrology back in 2015, before the rise of astrology apps and zodiac memes. it was my senior year in undergrad, and my course load was well…
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a wise man once told me, “keep going and never look back.” his tone was deep and serious, with pauses punctuating each word. his expression appeared blank, but underneath was something I couldn’t see, only sensed. at the time, I was in the impressionable state of youth, and didn’t take seriously the gravity with which…
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this year marks my third year observing Ramadan, and i always end the month with greater clarity and perspective. at the end of 2021, i lost my full-time job in philanthropy and was devastated. i fell into a depression. i was sad, overly anxious, and feeling out of sorts. naturally, my eating habits deteriorated. coupled…
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it’s day 777 of my saturn return and the only reason i’m posting something on today, after taking a hiatus, is so that, hopefully, i can look back from a year’s time and feel grateful about finally moving forward… As we embark on the nearing of spring, the season of rebirth, I wanted to share…
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mon Dieu, j’oublié le puissance des aliments fermentés! whenever i get excited or really passionate about something, which is hardly ever, almost never, i switch to French. i was reminded of the power of fermented foods last week after finally testing a sandwich recipe i came up with earlier in the summer. i almost always…
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ideally, i like to fast three days a week, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays… fasting is an ancient practice, and has origins that can be traced in nearly all of the major religions, especially those in the far and near east. used in lieu or in tandem with traditional therapeutic means, fasting is meant to cleanse…
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Earlier this year, I considered applying for a journalistic fellowship in mental health. After conducting more research on the organization’s website, I became alarmed by the statistics on mental health. In 2004, the World Health Organization predicted that, by 2020, the leading cause for disability worldwide wouldn’t be due to physical diseases, but behavioral health…
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