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Still Bipolar Strong, now complete with ADHD
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.
The Body Image Epiphany, Part 2
Revisiting my journey, a decade after the initial body image epiphany essay.
Walking around the hallways of Twitter
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.
All things are subject to interpretation
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…
The One Where I Am Ridiculous in Turkish
By the end of this post, you will get to watch a video of me that aired on Turkish TV, that features me voluntarily sharing my story of snorting in front of 3500…
“My attic is full of bones and full of hopeless young emotions that just won’t grow up”
It’s been 25 years since my family left our home to become immigrants in a foreign land. This was the first time that I’m home on that anniversary. There were a lot of feelings.
“When I find ground to rest my feet on, I will lay my weapons down”
As the flames rose, the rational voice in my head told me that it was getting late and I should go inside. The louder voice in my head kept whispering, “But I don’t…
You Can Go Home Again
Eleven years. It had been eleven years since the last time I stepped foot in Turkey. Somewhere along the way, I decided that I wasn’t worthy of returning home. Part of me felt…
I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
I was supposed to be in Seattle for Thanksgiving. I wanted to be in Seattle the day after I called off my engagement. But instead, I lived in the same apartment with my…
