Throughout South Asia, many levels of inequalities exist in the form of class, religion, ethnicity, and, most importantly, gender. By simply being born as a woman in South Asia, a person may be disadvantaged severely. Previous studiesprovide considerable evidence on how men and boys are prioritized at any point in life over women and girls. Additionally, …
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Many of us have been there – it is late in the afternoon, and you have a laptop perched on the table in front of you and happen to have a splitting headache and nausea for no apparent reason. The idea seems harmless although it is not without consequence – you google your symptoms. This …
Women in the Middle East and North Africa have always been hidden in the private sphere due to social and cultural customs – and even due to law in some countries. However, Arab women today are gaining new access to public life – to independence, even. Unfortunately, Middle Eastern traditions do not entirely align with …
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Body neutrality is a new movement that was coined a few years ago as a counter movement to the body positivity movement. However, did the body positivity movement not already advocate for “always loving your body”? I must say that both movements can intertwine, but there are many factors that differentiate them. Body neutrality is …
Grief is a universal and natural response to loss. At some point in life, there will be at least one encounter with grief. It may be from the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, the end of a relationship, loss of dreams, or any other changes that alters life as you …
To go through a heartbreak is a normal experience, yet the immensity and intensity of the feelings that arise through this process are enough to question such a “normal experience”. Going through a heartbreak is not easy, not in the least. Even more so, it also impacts our mental and physical health in the most …
Do you have trouble sleeping? So many of us have experienced nights where we just lay in bed and cannot seem to doze off into a peaceful slumber. For some of us, when we do, it gets interrupted due to factors like bad nutrition habits, the effect of blue light from using our devices, and …
Beside the hurdles children and adolescents with Tourette Syndrome endure because of the manifestation of tics, narrative testimonies of youth with Tourette Syndrome provide extensive accounts of stigmatization, harassment, bullying, and teasing. What is Tourette Syndrome? Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a condition of the nervous system that causes people to have “tics”. Tics are sudden twitches, …
Trigger warning: this article discusses depression as a mental disorder. Depression is a mental disorder that affects many individuals across the globe in many different ways. It does not look the same in everyone, and it most definitely does not affect everyone under the same circumstances. While it is a common disorder, it is not …
The attachment bond is the emotional connection you form with your primary caregiver as an infant – most often your mother or father. This emotional connection shapes the way you relate to others and the way you react to intimacy as an adult. The attachment bond you develop as a child can either be secure or insecure. A …
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