Life Stories


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A phone opened with several social media apps with notifications.

I used to love myself until I fell into toxic corners on the internet

Neha Merchant
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[Image description: Person posing using their right-side, side profile.] Via pexels

Children don’t owe their abusive parents forgiveness

Amanda Justice
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[image description: girl sitting on bench looking sad]

Years after my Dad’s death, I still feel the guilt in my grief

Amanda Justice

A collage of close-up images of three Brown women
A collage of close-up images of three Brown women

As a Brown girl, Western media warped my sense of beauty

Izzah Khan
A woman wearing a mask sits on her luggage waiting in an airport.
A woman wearing a mask sits on her luggage waiting in an airport.

It’s okay to feel angry that you’ve lost a year to the pandemic

Tilly Brogan
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[Image description: Four people imitating taking a selfie.] Via Pexels

What I learned living abroad with strangers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Amanda Justice

A person sits with their head in their hands while leaning against a wall
A person sits with their head in their hands while leaning against a wall

People don’t understand how debilitating perfectionism is

Olga Alexandru
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Three Muslim women pray together. Via Pexels

This is what Ramadan looks like while recovering from an eating disorder

Imaan Asim
A mother holding her daughter up and rubbing noses.
A mother holding her daughter up and rubbing noses.

My mother hates Mother’s Day because she never felt loved growing up

Neha Merchant

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[Image description: Photo of a person laying down on a bed with headphones on.] Via Pexels

Listening to Kpop helped me fall in love with music again

Supreeta Balasubramanian
A hand with an engagement ring being held loosely by a larger hand.
A hand with an engagement ring being held loosely by a larger hand.

Being engaged for two months made me realize I don’t want a marriage

Neha Merchant
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[Image description: three women smiling together] Photo by Adrienn from Pexels

Despite my complicated history with female friendships, I still hold them in high regard

Amanda Justice