Written by: Chereen Dear Chereen, How do you keep yourself positive? And not doubting what people do? Regards, J Dear Friend, I think negativity is inevitable, but it’s Important to not let the negativity overpower you and take control. After all, you are human. Keep yourself in check often, and take a step back if…
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If only you knew
Written by: Chereen It can happen that you meet someone at the wrong time. Whether a friend or the love of your life, you wish timing was more on your side. Because you are not who you have the potential to be and you wholeheartedly wish that they knew.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Depression or life struggles might have…
What’s a friendship?
Written by: Chereen “Where do we go from here?” You ask yourself every single time they let you down and leave you when you need them the most. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One-sided friendships. I can hear you let out a sigh in agreement, because you have had your fair share. And this has taught you that heart…
Balance Beam
Written by: Chereen Balance. Balance is everything and without it; life is not as sustainable, nor is it as wonderful as it has the potential to become. But sometimes, you fall off the balance beam. And that fall hurts because it’s high and you hit the ground that is so much lower than you realized…
Shaping Appreciation
Written by: Kazima You cannot appreciate the brilliance of the sun until you value the darkness of the clouds. One of my first interviews, fresh out of graduate school, was at a highly established private practice. I had walked in, butterflies in my stomach not knowing what to expect but ready to land my first…
The love that we have
Written by: Chereen An abundance of love, it makes you prosper. A lack of love, it will leave you miserable. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And I’m not talking about narcissistic love, where you love yourself too much. Nor am I talking about the romantic love that Disney incorrectly portrays. But I am talking about the love you have…
The Lost and Found
Written by: Chereen When you lose yourself, that’s what hurts the most. Another loss can do it for you, and it can leave you missing pieces of who you are.⠀⠀ You forget you like certain things. You don’t remember what brings you joy. It could be that a specific movie used to make you happy,…
Into your heart
Written by: Chereen You said you had enough, and so you unlocked your heart and let people out. They were leaving, weren’t they? The pain of seeing more people go had you wanting to vacate the inhabitants of your heart. They could go, but they could not come in anymore. And so, the process of…
Q+A: Introvert helper
Written by: Chereen Dear Chereen,⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m an introvert. I don’t like socializing that much. Past few months were quite confusing, so I was constantly online. When I feel like disconnecting I go offline for few days. Now that I post things which help people, should I force myself to do that daily, even if I…
The Future of Our Children
Written by: Kazima If I was asked 10 years ago what I wanted for my future children, it would have gone something like this: “I want my son(s) and daughter(s) to go to the best Ivy League schools and graduate at the top of their class. I want them to become the best doctors and…