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Meera Vijayann

Meera Vijayann

What It Means To Be The Working Dead

My workplace turned me into a Zombie. Can I go back to my old self?

Aug 24, 2021

What It Means To Be The Working Dead

Aug 24, 2021

Meera Vijayann

The Space Between My Fingers

Trying to recreate a family recipe taught me how to deal with loss and separation

Aug 22, 2021

The Space Between My Fingers

Aug 22, 2021

Meera Vijayann
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Invisible Illness

Self-Harm Was My Secret For 20 Years

Apr 29, 2021

Self-Harm Was My Secret For 20 Years

Apr 29, 2021

Meera Vijayann
in
Invisible Illness

American Small Talk Is Making My Anxiety Worse

‘How are you?’ is an intimate question that connects us as people. Why have we reduced it to small talk?

Feb 6, 2021

American Small Talk Is Making My Anxiety Worse

Feb 6, 2021

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Invisible Illness

I’m Tired of Being Prescribed ‘Mindfulness’ for My Wellbeing

Why are doctors and therapists unwilling to listen if Mindfulness doesn’t work?

Jan 22, 2021

I’m Tired of Being Prescribed ‘Mindfulness’ for My Wellbeing

Jan 22, 2021

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Invisible Illness

Hair Loss Taught Me That Being Sick Is A Spectacle

When I began to lose my hair to chronic illness, my body became a fascination for everyone I knew

Aug 5, 2020

Hair Loss Taught Me That Being Sick Is A Spectacle

Aug 5, 2020

Meera Vijayann
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The Writing Cooperative

Why I Stopped Romanticizing Writing In Isolation

And turned to a 3-step-process to write better and stay healthy

Jul 30, 2020

Why I Stopped Romanticizing Writing In Isolation

Jul 30, 2020

Meera Vijayann
in
Invisible Illness

7 Ways I’ve Coped With This Toxic Twitter Presidency

Without muting the President of the United States

Jul 6, 2020

7 Ways I’ve Coped With This Toxic Twitter Presidency

Jul 6, 2020

Meera Vijayann
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Love And Words

The Loneliness Of Grieving Across Borders

I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to my oldest, dearest friend.

Jun 25, 2020

The Loneliness Of Grieving Across Borders

Jun 25, 2020

Meera Vijayann
in
Invisible Illness

What Racial Microaggressions Did To My Body

And why

Jun 21, 2020

What Racial Microaggressions Did To My Body

Jun 21, 2020

Meera Vijayann

Meera Vijayann

I write essays on health, culture, and womanhood. Published in Entropy Magazine, Catapult, the Guardian and more. On Instagram and Twitter: @meeravijayann

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