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My Butterfly Tattoo
by Eden A It was a Saturday in the afternoon of April, 22nd 2023. I packed my bag with a water bottle, keys, and phone and rushed out the door. I was scared to take public transit alone but wanted to face my fears. My co-worker couldn’t go with me so I shared my location on my cell phone to feel safer, and in case of an emergency. [...]
I Cleaned My Room
by Rougayyah J I finally cleaned my room for the first time in weeks! For some, it might be a mundane usual chore but for me, it was revolutionary. I often find myself in a sort of emotional rut every now and then. Whether it is because my life is hectic at times with exams, what seems like endless work or life responsibilities, the aspect of rearranging and organizing my space [...]
Learning to Look in the Mirror Again
by Anonymous My whole life, well until I was about 19, I had perfect skin. I am not trying to brag, I am trying to establish that skin was not something I lay awake at night contemplating. If anything, I rarely thought about my skin, it wasn't something that I was consciously aware of. I was lucky. When I turned 19 and got an eyebrow piercing, something changed. [...]
Navigating Mental Health as a South Asian Immigrant
by Alisha H. Image source: https://assembly.malala.org/stories/why-we-dont-talk-about-mental-health-in-pakistan As a first-generation immigrant, I considered vulnerability a weakness. “Log kia kahen kay?” my parents would caution me in Urdu, our native language. “What will people say?” At the risk of disappointing my family — who immigrated to Canada to give us better opportunities in life — my siblings and I tried to stay quiet and be resilient. In doing so, we [...]
