relationships
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Navigating Young Love: Boundaries and Growth
I have just gone through a breakup. Technically it was my first big girl boyfriend too. I can’t say he was my first love, because I have been blessed to love many (through friendships). I have had friendship breakups before, and this pain I know pretty well. It is an impossible pain that I’m still…
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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…