You’re Alive, Mashallah
When you’re a kid, you don’t know that you’re different—people have to tell you. And I was told over, and over, and over.
Author: Your Magazine
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The Trend of Hating Trends
Hating is one of the easiest ways to make yourself belong somewhere; by alienating others, you are making yourself desirable.
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Our Little Secret: The Gatekeeper in Us All
That pesky habit of greed that parents strive to eliminate from their children’s behavior has started to manifest in adult behavior as well; it is known as “gatekeeping.”
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What Is Coquette Core?
It’s important to regard that “girlishness” does not equate to thinness, whiteness, petiteness, or the infantilization of grown women.
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Alone Time
I would often feel guilty for desiring alone time and not wanting to spend all my time with friends or family; however, I really was just unaware that my social battery was worn out.
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SNL Raised Me: How Female Comics Bring Me Peace And Amplify My Voice
We learn about female nurses and teachers in school—that’s expected of us. But what about those of us who want to be writers? Performers? Stand-up comics?
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Polyamory: Real Relationships Turned Fiction
Threesomes: a staple of sexual experimentation, the word assumed to precede a story about college coming of age or questioning of “how do you know unless you’ve tried it?” from a partner.
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Loveless and Loving It
Seeing how seemingly easy it is for everyone else used to make me insecure…now I can’t imagine living a life any less “lonely.”
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Your Energy is Valuable
Your energy is valuable and the key to unlocking a balanced life. Spend it on activities and people that make you feel strong, confident, and secure.
