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May 2025

You Can’t Breathe Through a Broken System
Why mindfulness isn’t enough when your world is on fire
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Salwa 🇬🇧
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It’s Not in My Head—It’s in My Body
When Anxiety Is About Survival, Not Mindset
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Salwa 🇬🇧
69
Please Don’t Tell Me to Look on the Bright Side
When being told to ‘stay positive’ only makes it lonelier.
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Salwa 🇬🇧
50
May: A Letter to Myself About Boundaries
Learning to protect my peace without guilt.
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Salwa 🇬🇧
23

April 2025

Billionaire Space Rides and a Broken World
On space tourism, staggering wealth, and the deep absurdity of our times
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Salwa 🇬🇧
25
Wicked Games
love, manipulation, and the art of losing yourself
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Salwa 🇬🇧
12
When My School Bully Messaged Me—And Why I Chose Not to Reply
Not every story needs a reply—some chapters close quietly, on our own terms.
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Salwa 🇬🇧
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April: A Letter to Myself About Sitting with Discomfort
Learning to stay present with what hurts—without rushing to escape it.
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Salwa 🇬🇧
26

March 2025

What Persona Are You Wearing Today?
The Quiet Courage of Removing Our Masks and Rediscovering Ourselves
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Salwa 🇬🇧
52
Breaking the Cycle: How to Stop Absorbing Everyone’s Emotions
How to Protect Your Energy Without Losing Your Empathy
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Salwa 🇬🇧
72
A Journey of Firsts: Our First Holiday Abroad After My Son’s Ileostomy Surgery
Navigating new landscapes, unexpected challenges, and the joy of proving that nothing can hold us back.
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Salwa 🇬🇧
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