Personal reflections on the powerful emotional attachments that can form within harmful relationships and the challenges of breaking free from them.
Torture—unlike abuse, which is often spontaneous and unintentional, though still scarring—is premeditated. It is designed to methodically dismantle a person’s identity and humanity. To destroy safety. To diminish hope for…
I was born with un-white skin, a foreign name, one Middle Eastern Muslim parent, and one Agnostic Jewish parent. Later, bussed across town to the “black school” in the name…
Things I struggle with—all special days. Mother’s Day reminded me of the last time I sat with my mother and sister. I have a framed picture from that dinner, which…
I am… According to MBTI, an ISFJ Enneagram: almost equally #8 and #4 (UPDATE: after taking the paid test at Ian Morgan Cron, I lean more toward #8) On the cusp…