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Menstruation and Pain

I was 17 when I found out I had Adenomyosis. When my period started at age 12, I would only experience a headache and over time...

Navigating University With Bipolar Disorder: My Story

TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE IDEATION / SELF HARM My mother and I have a running joke that my final grade doesn’t tell the story of what I’ve...

Experiencing Discontinuation Syndrome for the First Time

I’m walking towards my bed and the room is spinning. No, in fact, I’m spinning or I guess my mind is? Just as I manage to lie on my...

Suicide Is Not a Dirty Word

Trigger Warning: In honour of suicide awareness and prevention, I’m sharing my own approach to thinking about suicide backed by my...

Stop Silencing Toxicity in African Families

I can’t even begin to tell you how much this burden weighs heavily on my heart. I’ve realised it’s not just police brutality of which I’m...

Designing Your Writing Career Path

When I was five years old, I remember hovering around my mother one Saturday morning. I needed her to call my nursery teacher and make...

Reflect Your Authentic Self in Your Writing

Read to understand yourself. Write to reflect and connect with others. As my bio states, I’m an avid reader. I love books. I feel that...

Starting Over Works

So I do it ALL the time… I haven’t been on social media in a while. Actually, scratch that, I deleted ALL my social media accounts at the...

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