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My Indigenous Heritage, Racism, and My Car

“Nice car”, she said. “Thank you. My husband bought it for me for Mothers Day.” What followed was incredibly vile, and full of darkness. Continue reading →

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Polyamory Isn’t What You Think It Is

But people think our connections aren’t real and spend a LOT of time trying to invalidate our relationships, shame us, and trying to convince us to conform to their standards of what a relationship means. Continue reading →

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Adoption, Racism, and Finding My Identity

…The first instance of my internalized racism was when I asked for a nose job at the age of four so I could look like my mom. Continue reading →

Eating Disorders Aren’t a Joke

There’s a sense out there that everybody knows everything about eating disorders. The jokes are everywhere. Continue reading →

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Not Working With Bipolar

Aren’t you supposed to get help when you’re feeling like dying? Now the record of my needing help is keeping me from moving forward with my life. Continue reading →

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Asexual. Not Broken.

I’m a gender-queer asexual. I was 16 when I finally felt comfortable comfortable being asexual. I remember writing an English essay on being different. I was pulled out of class and asked if I wanted to see the school nurse … Continue reading

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