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Traveling to Cuba: My Internal Struggle As A First-Generation Cuban American

Issues of institutional inequality have always plagued me, and persist today

10 min read12 hours ago

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Photo of a young Cuban boy gazing into a window of a car as we stopped

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Got Allergies? Throw Everything At Them — One At A Time

One Pharmacist’s Way of Surviving Seasonal (or year-round) Suffering

8 min readJun 1, 2024

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picture of author in a P-100 respirator and clear eye glasses in her yard

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Confessions of a Failed Vegan

Despite the desire to embrace a plant-based diet, my body rebelled.

9 min readMay 26, 2024

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Photo of home garden harvest of five kinds of tomatoes, bell peppers, green and yellow zucchini, butter nut squash and cucumbers with a scale in background to weight the produce.

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Stunned

A Poem

2 min readMay 17, 2024

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picture of a baby sparrow on the ground

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In Plain Sight: What I Wish I Could Unsee

What Should We Do For Our Most Vulnerable?

4 min readMay 16, 2024

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Man in a subway holding sign that says seeking human kindness

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Resiliant

A Poem About My Heart

1 min readMay 16, 2024

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Dandelion

A poem

1 min readMay 11, 2024

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Dandelion

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Expressing Gratitude: Thanks To Those Who Can Protest

It’s Time For Dialogue, It’s Time for Peace

3 min readMay 5, 2024

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Expressing Gratitude: Thanks To Those Who Can Protest

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Letting Kindness Speak

The Politics of Tenderness

3 min readMay 4, 2024

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Letting Kindness Speak

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Healing My Heart As I Wash My Greens

How Moments of Mindful Food Prep Help Me Be Grateful

3 min readApr 28, 2024

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Healing My Heart As I Wash My Greens

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Lilliana Méndez-Soto, Pharm.D.

Lilliana Méndez-Soto, Pharm.D.

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Lilliana Méndez-Soto, Pharm.D. (she/her) is a Cuban-American writer who seeks to cultivate compassion and inspire empathy. YouTube: @lillianamendezsoto

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