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  • Selfie of Berrak on a ferry with the blue sea behind her

    The Road to 40

    / March 29, 2025

    It's the big 4-0.

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  • Reclaiming the Narrative

    / April 1, 2024

    This is 39.

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  • Still Bipolar Strong, now complete with ADHD

    / March 30, 2024

    I’m still Bipolar Strong because I keep showing up to life and advocating for myself. And the battles I lose don’t keep me down for long.  It’s exhausting, but I’m here.

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  • What is an Amplifier?

    / March 29, 2024

    Hi, nice to meet you. I’m the Amplifier. My professional and personal presences revolve around this concept, but what the heck does it mean? And why should you care?

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  • Closeup on two forearm tattoos. The first one is black cursive text read quote ; allons-y unquote. The second is image of an evil eye with a red ribbon tied at the top and an open safety pin going through, as if to be used to attach the charm to a pillow.

    The Body Image Epiphany, Part 2

    / March 24, 2024

    Revisiting my journey, a decade after the initial body image epiphany essay.

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  • Cautionary Tales of Berrak: Fire Extinguishers

    / January 11, 2024

    Just a cautionary tale involving a kitchen fire and an (apparently) empty fire distinguisher.

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  • Screenshot of Berrak's Twitter bio. It reads: "Amplifier | Writer | Speaker | Mental Health Advocate | B2B Content Marketer | Living with Bipolar 2 | 🇹🇷/🇺🇸 | she/her Loves #SparklingConsequences"

    Walking around the hallways of Twitter

    / November 18, 2022

    Sure, there are other platforms out there, but nothing will come close to what Twitter has done for me and for millions of people around the world.

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  • “If my armor breaks, I’ll fuse it back together”

    / October 30, 2021

    What did my life look like one year after being diagnosed and beginning treatment for bipolar 2 disorder?

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  • Squeaky Wheel for Life

    / October 11, 2021

    Let’s take a closer look at this impostor syndrome-filled squeaky wheel’s humble beginnings, shall we?

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  • All things are subject to interpretation

    / October 9, 2021

    I’ve been thinking a lot about social perception and how at any given moment, a new person who comes into our life has a snapshot of who we are in that fleeting moment…

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