life
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The first changes in medical school students
*I would like to warn everyone that this post contains some morbid content and discusses themes like death. * I heard this quote yesterday from the new Bob Dylan movie with Timmothee Chalamet. He said that rather than finding oneself, we simply choose to be different and embody something we want. I like that much…
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Learning to Set Healthy Boundaries
Learning to set boundaries is one of the most significant lessons I learned in my gap year. Coming from an immigrant household, much of my family does not understand some western terminology, and teaching them while teaching myself was challenging. Learning to accept myself as someone who has emotions and requires care in all realms,…
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Healing Through Female Friendships
I do not know where I would be without my support system of women. They truly listen to me, and at the end of the day, I can be delusional, confused, or completely irrational but my girl friends will always validate my feelings and have me feel relieved after our conversations. I have been going…
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Embracing Fluidity: Finding Yourself in Your Twenties
I think one of the challenging but important realizations for people in their twenties is that we’re not set in stone. Everything seems to move at an exponential pace, and the world tells us to get married, get a job, run, run, run. And we’re not truly left time to explore ourselves. Because the job,…
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Why Women Feel Unheard: Ignored and Disappointed by Family
I never really knew what to expect from people, but I chose to hope for the best. I always think that people will show up for me if I show up for them, care for me like I did them, but when I suffer, sometimes I find they fall away like flies. I am navigating…
Simply Girly 