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Tomorrow is January 5.Do you know what that means? It means I am walking into my final semester as an […]
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Sometimes the most powerful products are born from the most honest conversations between friends There are moments in life when […]
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A journey from shame to brilliance, and why “intimidating” isn’t the compliment you think it is For years, I had […]
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A truth-telling guide to real recovery that honours your neurology — not neurotypical expectations Let me start with something that […]
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Why? This is A Love Letter to My Authenticity For every Black woman who’s been told she’s “too much” – […]
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When Tomorrow Feels Heavy: Navigating the Season of Remembrance Tomorrow marks the beginning of my most difficult season—a time when […]
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Healing in Real Time When Trauma Season Won’t Wait A raw and unpolished reflection on EMDR, self-forgiveness, and entering a […]
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Why I’m Finally Posting My Academic Papers Publicly — And Why Academia.edu Has Become Part of My Healing & Research […]
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Because not everyone who survived a man deserves access to the woman who escaped him. When Your Abusive Ex’s Baby […]
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Reflections on the Voices Unheard Launch Yesterday, I sat in that room at the Black Women’s Institute for Health’s Voices […]
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(From Silence to Speaking My Truth) Real talk: A guy I dated recently kept trying to psychoanalyze me without knowing shit […]
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I Am Loved Because I Am Love The Healing Power of Family, Neurodivergence, and Self-Trust When this memory popped up […]
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Gentle parenting as a neurodivergent mom hits different. Everyone expects you to be enlightened — to know better.And most days, […]
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A Seven-Day Odyssey of Advocacy, Access & Unmasking There’s a sacred stillness in my bathroom tonight. I’m writing this while […]
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Why Inner Child Work Is Revolutionary How talking to my seven-year-old self became the missing piece in my recovery journey […]
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Why Black Autistic Youth Need Culturally-Specific Support How cultural misunderstanding compounds the challenges our community’s neurodiverse children face When Keisha’s […]
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A Suspicious Investigation… Or: Why I’m Interrogating My Own Good Mood Like It’s a Suspect in a Crime Show Picture […]
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Cannabis as Medicine in My Recovery Journey Cannabis. Yes, I returned to cannabis to help manage my symptoms, but the […]
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Before It Builds You Back Up: The Messy Truth About Trauma Recovery Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual assault, rape, and […]
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A Love Letter to Black Self‑Respect Leaving politics at the door and choosing us—loudly. Content note: This post centers Black healing, […]
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(Spoiler: He Lost His Healthcare Plan) So there I was, stressed beyond belief, missing classes like they were toxic exes […]
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There’s a line I once read in an old Celtic proverb: “You will never plough a field by turning it […]
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Wellness Tip: Baths for Eczema & Psoriasis (Using My Nut Milk Maker!) Eczema flare-ups have been a part of my […]
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Announcing Anya Nicola’s Debut Novel Dis Ting Nuh Easy Dis ting nuh easy. In patois, it means “this thing is […]
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“If you can’t get enough of me and my shenanigans, you’ll love my radical enlightenment served Caribbean-style.” – Anya Nicola […]
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My Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness Journey Ditching dairy and embracing homemade plant-based milk nourished my body, sharpened my mind, and uplifted my […]
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Why I Cannot Give Up on Myself I remind myself that I’ve come too far to quit every day. My […]
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How Gratitude and EMDR Transformed My Recovery When my life became completely unmanageable, I finally made the hard choice to […]
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Why Standing Up for Myself Is Not “Playing the System” Lately, I’ve been hearing the same phrase over and over […]
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Letting Go of Shame and Owning My Mind When I was a little girl growing up, I was told to […]
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A Story of Closure, Healing & Power I speak very openly about my trauma. But I’ve also learned that transparency […]
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Some moments in healing defy language. All I can tell you is that it starts with a stretch—a simple one […]
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I’m writing this from my bathtub, surrounded by everything I need within arm’s reach—my Sapo, water tumbler, face cloth, and […]
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I am not ready for love. Not the kind that asks me to bend when I’ve only just begun to […]
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Letting go used to feel impossible. Like a trick I hadn’t learned yet. Everyone made it sound so simple: “Just […]
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“It Wasn’t a Diet, It Was a Lifestyle Change — And Not Just for My Body” You know, when you […]
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It’s a sunny Sunday morning on March 2, 2025, and I’m standing in my kitchen, whisking eggs with vanilla extract. […]
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You know that moment when you look back at your old social media posts and think, “Damn, I’ve come a […]
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Accountability ac·count·a·bil·i·ty /əˌkoun(t)əˈbilədē/ noun noun: accountability the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility. It feels so good to be […]
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My name is Anya, and I’m an alcoholic; I’m also a master in the art of substitution, so I also […]
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Happy New Month. I’ve been trying to sit down, write and have failed many times over the past couple of […]
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I’ve been having a fucking AWESOME week. Sure I’ve bawled my eyes out at least a dozen times at some […]
