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Born Between Shame and Grace: My True Story of Adoption
Some lives begin with celebration. Mine began with silence. It was a late afternoon when an eighteen-year-old girl walked through the wind with her head lowered, carrying a secret that felt heavier than her own body. In a small town governed more by judgment than mercy, there was an unspoken rule: No father, no child. No scandal. No shame.
By Magma Starabout 11 hours ago in Psyche
The Second Time I Almost Left. Content Warning.
Before You Read I need to talk to you about something important. I want to make it clear that I am not romanticizing anything here. While I was lucky to survive without consequences, many people are not — so please, don’t even try.
By Nadia Cardosoa day ago in Psyche
Healing Through Presence
Facing Profound Pain Dealing with profound pain is not easy. It takes courage to face it. Sometimes, we feel neglected, abandoned, alone, unloved, betrayed, and uncared for. Sometimes our mind spirals. But with discernment, we understand that pain talks loudly — but not the truth. Pain is not reality.
By Nadia Cardoso2 days ago in Psyche
I Was Never Highly Functional. Content Warning.
The Myth of Being “Normal” I would like you to understand that highly functional individuals of any kind don’t exist. I couldn’t look people in the eyes when I was a child. Even saying “good morning” was difficult for me. The person was already behind me by the time I could reply. I felt like my voice wouldn’t come out. But people think that we need to be normal and act the way they expect us to.
By Nadia Cardoso2 days ago in Psyche
Racism vs Ethnism . Content Warning.
Charles spent his life researching biology. created a system King Philip Came Over For Green Spaghetti. at least that is how I remember it. its actually Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. I reference Charles Darwin because he defined the ten fingered and ten toed person as the Homo Sapien; In laymen terms the Human Race. I asked myself as a Social Scientist why multiple races is embraced by the masses particularly in America. simply put its those that shape our perceptions through the our history as a country. we down play the victories of humanity like Emancipation, Scientific discoveries, and Government orders. Scientific discoveries like Hemoglobin that is found in every human being and a necessary fluid in the operating room. Charles Drew discovered Hemoglobin but need it from A "Whites only" hospital. Being of mixed "race" he did not get what he discovered because of his light beige skin complexion. former President Dwight Eisenhower ;because of situations like this decided to intergrate schools. Hence Government order to correct the failed policy of the south at that time. today we as African Americans have embraced Black as a defining factor which is what the fascist want. We have embraced the construct of racism which to exist requires mutiple races which is a falacy. there is only one race the Human Race the rest of our differences are a result of the varying Ethnicities of our Human Race. there are two main forms of Ethnicity. Physical Ethnicity and Social Ethnicity. In this piece i will address the structuring of the "race" paradigm and how we change the conversation.
By Rodney Matthew Miller2 days ago in Psyche
