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The 2000s Emo Music That Saved Me as an Alternative Black-African Teen

The angsty ‘White’ songs that helped me navigate a ‘No Feelings Allowed’ upbringing

Apr 18, 2024

The 2000s Emo Music That Saved Me as an Alternative Black-African Teen

Apr 18, 2024

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Inner Summer for the Introvert

Once a month, my menstrual cycle creates the optimum conditions for full-on extroversion

May 19, 2024

Inner Summer for the Introvert

May 19, 2024

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It Felt Like I Had Been Asleep for Over 30 Years

I had no idea what boundaries were until I played a children’s song

May 9, 2024

It Felt Like I Had Been Asleep for Over 30 Years

May 9, 2024

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Storybook Characters That Got Me Through My Teen Scapegoat Years

I disappeared into White fictional characters to cope with my chaotic present

Jun 7, 2024

Storybook Characters That Got Me Through My Teen Scapegoat Years

Jun 7, 2024

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Perfectionism Is About Self-Doubt and Control

My journey as a self-taught painter and unpacking my biggest barrier to creativity

Nov 21, 2024

Perfectionism Is About Self-Doubt and Control

Nov 21, 2024

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I Look Able-Bodied, But I’m Dynamically Disabled

Finding vocabulary to navigate life with invisible illnesses in a skeptical and prejudiced world

Oct 10

I Look Able-Bodied, But I’m Dynamically Disabled

Oct 10

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I Told a Close Friend That We Were No Longer Compatible

And Healed a Part of Myself I Had Been Running From

Sep 11

I Told a Close Friend That We Were No Longer Compatible

Sep 11

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Healing My “Intelligence” Wound”

How Dysfunctional Perceptions of “Intelligent” Erased My True Self for Decades

Aug 5

Healing My “Intelligence” Wound”

Aug 5

“The Blogger Formerly Known As…”

Why I am re-branding after an almost 1 year hiatus from Medium and social media

Jul 30

“The Blogger Formerly Known As…”

Jul 30

Ignoring My Instincts is a Trauma Response

Unlearning the self-doubt I once used to protect myself as a child

Dec 11, 2024

Ignoring My Instincts is a Trauma Response

Dec 11, 2024

Diana Writes Recovery

Diana Writes Recovery

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My intersectional truths on recovery & awakening — through creative expression. Formerly The Subsaharan Flâneuse ✧ https://tinyurl.com/DianaWrites

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