Spoilers?: There are technically spoilers in this. I discuss crucial themes and I mention scenes vaguely, however I do not explicitly break down the plot. This is best read after watching Soul but if you need a push to watch this movie, this may be the post for you. // Christmas Day is always aContinue reading “Why Pixar’s film Soul Is So Important: 3 Lessons to Take Away”
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Let’s Talk About “Pretty” Privilege
content warning: body image, eating disorders, body dysmorphia “If only our eyes saw souls instead of bodies, how very different our ideals of beauty would be.” – Unknown The way we look impacts whether an interview goes well. In entertainment, it impacts whether a rising artist gets signed. Most intimately, it affects who wants toContinue reading “Let’s Talk About “Pretty” Privilege”
Where Our Attention Belongs: A birthday reflection on insecurity and some BLM thoughts
[content mentions: BLM, police brutality, insecurity] C.G. Jung — ‘Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.’ This piece has little to do with celebrating my 366-day-loop-around-the-sun but perhaps the fact that I recently turned 23 will give you the bits of motivation you need to finish reading. I always doubted I’d beContinue reading “Where Our Attention Belongs: A birthday reflection on insecurity and some BLM thoughts”
Awakening: One Story, My Story
Originally published in Queen’s Medical Review: https://www.queensmedreview.com/134-black-lives-matter/awakening-one-story-my-story “You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.”– John Lewis (1940-2020) I have never sat down and documented my experiences as a Black woman. I think this is partially because I, like many BlackContinue reading “Awakening: One Story, My Story”