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Do You Think Your Body Saved Your Life?

Do You Think Your Body Saved Your Life?

By Lynn F. Forney [TW: violence from an attack, mention of disordered eating.] “Do you think your body saved your life?” I was asked this question on a podcast recently. And, […]

Interviews

Producer Of ’11 Minutes’ Docu-Series Shares Her Own Story Of Surviving The Vegas Mass Shooting

Producer Of ’11 Minutes’ Docu-Series Shares Her Own Story Of Surviving The Vegas Mass Shooting

October 1st marked the 5 year anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. We all remember hearing the news about a gunman who fired bullets from a […]

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Fertility Expert Tamara Smith

Meet The Educator Working To Dismantle Infertility Stigma Among Black Women

Infertility is somewhat of a taboo topic in the black community and infertility services have long focused on white overwhelmingly on white women. Studies suggest that Black women may be […]

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Buddhist Kyomi O’Connor’s Debut Memoir Follows Her Spiritual Journey After Losing Her Husband To Cancer

Buddhist Kyomi O’Connor’s Debut Memoir Follows Her Spiritual Journey After Losing Her Husband To Cancer

The following is an excerpt from ‘A Sky Of Infinite Blue‘ (September 6, She Writes Press), Buddhist and Medium Kyomi O’Connor’s debut memoir about her spiritual journey after losing her husband to […]

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How Writing Paved Way For My Healing & Recovery From PTSD And Bipolar Disorder

How Writing Paved Way For My Healing & Recovery From PTSD And Bipolar Disorder

By Amelia Zachry [TW: mention of rape] Trauma and mental illness colored most of my adult life. I was diagnosed with PTSD and Bipolar Disorder II at age twenty-six. I […]

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How My Journey With Chronic Illness Led Me To A Place Of Healing Through Spirituality & Surrender

How My Journey With Chronic Illness Led Me To A Place Of Healing Through Spirituality & Surrender

By Nidhi Agrawal “Surrender is an incredibly difficult topic in light of chronic illness, because loss is often continued and sustained.” ― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in […]

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Yogi + Singer Rhea Mehta On A Mission To Share South Asian Mantra Magic With The World

Yogi + Singer Rhea Mehta On A Mission To Share South Asian Mantra Magic With The World

ICYMI, October 3rd was Global Smoothie Day! If you aren’t familiar with this celebration, then get familiar with the woman behind the movement who started it all. Rhea Mehta, PhD is […]

Lifestyle

6 Ways You Can Help A Loved One With An Addiction

6 Ways You Can Help A Loved One With An Addiction

There’s a high possibility that you’ll be confused about how you can help if one of your dear friends or a close relative is struggling with addiction. Given that you’ll […]

Creativity

Writing About Trauma In My Debut Novel Became Part Of My Own Healing

Writing About Trauma In My Debut Novel Became Part Of My Own Healing

By Cyla Panin Do we ever get over trauma? I don’t think so. In my experience, trauma lives somewhere deep under the skin and bursts forth at the most inopportune […]

Interviews

Author Weaves Themes of Childhood Trauma, Resilience & Reconciliation In New Memoir

Author Weaves Themes of Childhood Trauma, Resilience & Reconciliation In New Memoir

(TW: mentions of sexual abuse, child abuse) Rosie McMahan was brought up in Somerville, MA at a time when kids and dogs roamed  the streets in unlawful packs, and the […]

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Why Self-Talk Is A Vital Part Of Healing From An Eating Disorder

Why Self-Talk Is A Vital Part Of Healing From An Eating Disorder

By Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, MEd If you’re recovering from an eating disorder, radically improving your self-talk might be the missing piece of your healing process. You may think of […]

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New Memoir Offers Courageous Journey Of Assault Survivor Seeking Wholeness

New Memoir Offers Courageous Journey Of Assault Survivor Seeking Wholeness

[TW: Rape, sexual assault] Anne Reeder Heck’s new memoir offers both guidance and solace for those seeking healing and ready to explore paths of forgiveness and spirituality. ‘A Fierce Belief […]

Health

Pakistani Author Sijdah Hussain On Messy Healing In Her New Book ‘Red Sugar No More’

Pakistani Author Sijdah Hussain On Messy Healing In Her New Book ‘Red Sugar No More’

From time to time, we come to the realization that although we might have thought we moved on from something – we actually didn’t. Our past can be a continuous […]

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How My Dog Gave Me The Courage To Stand Up Against Sexual Abuse

How My Dog Gave Me The Courage To Stand Up Against Sexual Abuse

By Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH [CW: Sexual abuse] “I want to show you something.” Uncle Talup approached me as soon as I stepped out of the bathroom of our East […]

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How Hypnosis Can Help Deal With Our Past

How Hypnosis Can Help Deal With Our Past

When people hear the word hypnosis, many of them imagine a guy talking in a calm voice telling them to just keep their eyes on the gold pocket watch. This […]