I grew up like all kids watching Disney movies. Beautiful stories of girls being saved by a Prince. And when not watching Disney, I would watch with my mom Mexican TV series. Most of them were about a poor gorgeous maid rescued by a rich wealthy man. And being raised…

Twelve months later, I can finally articulate my personal experience of the Beirut explosion. — On August 4, 2020, at 6:07 pm, my city exploded. I was traveling South Turkey, taking a break from all the problems Beirut overwhelmed me with. I was planning to watch the sunset by the sea when the news hit me. …

I am not the kind of person who looks back, But sometimes the heart can beat too loud, It awakens buried memories, Turns them into lucid dreams, And haunts the mind with blurry images Of wrinkled eyes caused by a smile, Of red freckles and helmets crash, Of coffee cups and tattoos, Of sunny days and highways, Of maps and chatting apps, Of poetry and white bedsheets, Of night waves crashing on ukulele sounds,

Four months of zero contact with my narcissist ex and this piece comes along. — The moment I realized I was in a relationship with a narcissist was the turning point when everything changed for me. It was like finding the last piece of the puzzle, and the image could never be any clearer. Everything suddenly made sense. …

These lessons were life-changing for me, I learned them the hard way, and someone may read my piece and resonate with my experience. Set time limits for apps [11 pm — 8 am]. No matter how hard I tried, there was no way I could keep my phone in a different…

“The problem is that you are an empath” — This is what I have been told when discussing relationships. When did having empathy for others become a problem? I thought it was a good thing; it is what makes us good people, no? My view of empathy got shaped differently…

“Keep breaking your heart until it opens” - Rumi I finally got to understand what Rumi meant in these words. All my life, I was obsessed with protecting my heart, living in the shadow, and walking at the edge of stories. But, in reality, there’s nothing really to protect. …

All my life, I thought I was into polyamory until I fell in love with a polyamorous man. — It was like a slap in my face when he told me that he was interested in another woman and that their love helped him. I felt so confused. I went to google surfing the net about open relationships, secretly hoping to find studies that prove how toxic they are…

And I often find myself lingering… Lingering between the sky and earth, on the way to meet a stray part of my life. Lingering between what I lost and what I am hoping to find. Sitting at the edge of two lives. …