A collection of my latest thought-pieces
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How I Learned What Weight Loss Actually Is (After Getting It Wrong for Three Years)
I was twenty two. Fresh out of college. New job, new city, new everything. My goal was to live the best life. What could have been a good starting point? Lose weight! Get the Glam!…
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The Freedom I Bought and the Discomfort It Came With
I took a career break this year. Not a full stop. I still do…
- How I Learned What Weight Loss Actually Is (After Getting It Wrong for Three Years)I was twenty two. Fresh out of college. New job, new city, new everything. My goal was to live the best life. What could have been a good starting point? Lose weight! Get the Glam! The formula was simple- Eat less. Work out. Repeat. I did not know a single thing about how a body… Read more: How I Learned What Weight Loss Actually Is (After Getting It Wrong for Three Years)
- The Freedom I Bought and the Discomfort It Came WithI took a career break this year. Not a full stop. I still do academic coaching, research assistance work, and I am building a small venture. But I stepped away from the fixed monthly salary and the repetitive cycle that came with being “employed”. While I was reflecting on this, I thought- why not make… Read more: The Freedom I Bought and the Discomfort It Came With
- Beyond Masculine and FeminineI have a problem with the words “masculine” and “feminine“. Masculine sounds like man. Feminine sounds like woman. The words carry the body inside them before they carry any meaning. This is likely why feminism gets misread so often. People hear equality of genders and somehow receive female chauvinism instead. The word itself points at… Read more: Beyond Masculine and Feminine
- How I Learned What Weight Loss Actually Is (After Getting It Wrong for Three Years)
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Beyond Masculine and Feminine
I have a problem with the words “masculine” and “feminine“. Masculine sounds like man.…
- How I Learned What Weight Loss Actually Is (After Getting It Wrong for Three Years)I was twenty two. Fresh out of college. New job, new city, new everything. My goal was to live the best life. What could have been a good starting point? Lose weight! Get the Glam! The formula was simple- Eat less. Work out. Repeat. I did not know a single thing about how a body… Read more: How I Learned What Weight Loss Actually Is (After Getting It Wrong for Three Years)
- The Freedom I Bought and the Discomfort It Came WithI took a career break this year. Not a full stop. I still do academic coaching, research assistance work, and I am building a small venture. But I stepped away from the fixed monthly salary and the repetitive cycle that came with being “employed”. While I was reflecting on this, I thought- why not make… Read more: The Freedom I Bought and the Discomfort It Came With
- Beyond Masculine and FeminineI have a problem with the words “masculine” and “feminine“. Masculine sounds like man. Feminine sounds like woman. The words carry the body inside them before they carry any meaning. This is likely why feminism gets misread so often. People hear equality of genders and somehow receive female chauvinism instead. The word itself points at… Read more: Beyond Masculine and Feminine
- How I Learned What Weight Loss Actually Is (After Getting It Wrong for Three Years)