There are days when she turns off her phone. Because she knows she’s not going to get up in another ten minutes. It’s going to take her another few hours. She doesn’t even have enough strength to fool herself into believing she’s going to wake up by a decent time. Even after her eyes are … Continue reading She Is Secretly Struggling, But You Would Never Be Able To Tell
This is the year to end the judgments, the criticism, the hate and the bullshit that victims of abuse or sexual assault have to hear on a daily basis. This is the year to listen and open our eyes to what is going on around us. In our own workplaces, hallways, homes and everyday lives. 2018 … Continue reading Let’s Make 2018 The Year We Finally Stop Blaming Sexual Assault Victims
Timing is something that none of us can seem to get quite right with relationships. We meet the person of our dreams the month before they leave to go work abroad. We form an incredibly close friendship with an attractive person who is already taken. One relationship ends because our partner isn’t ready to get … Continue reading The Truth About Meeting Someone At The Wrong Time
لا تبتعد المرأة عن اهل زوجها إلا اذا هم من بادروا بابعادها و عاملوها كالغرببة كما لا تسترجل المرأة إلا اذا فرط الرجل برجولته...و لا تكون المرأة سيدة الرجل إلا اذا فشل ان يجعلها امرأته... و اذا لم تعد المرأة امرأة كما يجب فلأن الرجل لم يعد رجلا كما يجب...(و اذا فقدت المرأه أنوثتها و … Continue reading هذه هي المرأة
"I am leaving you for me. Whether I am incomplete or you are incomplete is irrelevant. Relationships can only be built with two wholes. I am leaving you to continue to explore myself: the steep, winding paths in my soul, the red, pulsing chambers of my heart. I hope you will do the same. Thank … Continue reading Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships and Rediscovering Yourself
Where ordinary meets extraordinary. This man has been a gift to me. I can’t have him and it doesn’t matter why because sometimes the lessons we walk away with are those defining moments in life, worth framing. Life doesn’t read like a deep and transfixing novel, thick with plot and pinnacle. We have collectively placed … Continue reading This Beautiful Man, Who I Can’t Have
Tysen Benz was in his room when he read text messages saying someone he knew had committed suicide.Shortly after, the 11-year-old boy from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula hanged himself. Now, a 13-year-old girl is facing criminal charges in his death. Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Wiese said the girl posed as someone else when she faked her … Continue reading An 11-year-old boy killed himself after his girlfriend faked her death. She’s now facing charges.
It is letters like this that bring warmth to my heart and inspires me to keep doing what I do best; to write and be the voice of many women out there. My dearest Noora, thank you for the love and the support. Every woman needs another woman in her life who has walked before … Continue reading A Letter to My Idol
To the man who raped me, I hadn’t thought of you yet today or realised the date and time, but my body knew; something inside pulled at me. I don’t know if you remember, but around this time four years ago you were raping me. I say ‘around this time’ because I don’t remember exactly. … Continue reading An Open Letter To My Rapist
At my recent GYN appointment, my doctor told me I should consider egg freezing. I responded, “Whoa, slow your roll. I’m pretty sure you’re implying I’m old, and as a hot young woman I take offense to that. Please refer me to another GYN with better assessment skills STAT.” Okay, that didn’t happen. Instead, the … Continue reading The Terms & Conditions
