A Quiet Power That Says It All

A Quiet Power That Says It All

– If I scream, they sure will hear me? Right?!? … I used to think that I was forever stuck in the fight for my voice to be heard. That I would never be able to let my guard down … It was a cold winter’s morning, with the fire in my psychologist’s practice offering me...
Imperfect and Worthy of Love

Imperfect and Worthy of Love

“Do you think maybe it was a mistake to break up?” I said to a former boyfriend during a phone conversation, 3 months after he ended our relationship. I was devastated and unable to heal. He kept calling me. Our relationship had lasted several years, my first real...
The Power of Pleasure: Establishing Self-Love Through Masturbation

The Power of Pleasure: Establishing Self-Love Through Masturbation

“You’ll be a pretty girl when you grow up” my dad said when I was probably around 10. I felt like I was in a car driving on the highway and hit a road block as soon as I heard this. I tried so hard to be what he wanted, to be someone he could tolerate spending any...
A Symbol of My Selflove

A Symbol of My Selflove

Ishaan’s mother refused to come downstairs to our Christmas party, pouting in her room for the evening instead.  “She doesn’t feel like we’re welcoming her,” Ishaan hissed at me as our guests arrived.  Towards the end of the evening ten or so of us began playing that...
My Self-Love Aroma

My Self-Love Aroma

I watched him smell his left fingers. He slowly sniffed the middle two. “Smell,” he said. I held his hand and sniffed his middle fingers. The aroma smelled familiar, but I could not place it.    “What is it?” I asked.   “You,” he...