Tag Archives: self love

Doing Feminism: on self love and raising a feminist niece

Posted on March 27, 2015 by

Here’s how a conversation between me and 5-year-old Kashmala, my niece, went a few weeks ago. Kashmala, as we were face-timing: Let’s watch Youtube songs! Can you pleeeeeeeeeeeeease put on that song “Beautiful”? It’s my faaaaaaveeerite! Advertisements

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What exactly does “be yourself, be YOU” mean?

Posted on November 10, 2014 by

I’m doing a whole bunch of thinking about myself lately, so expect more of this kind of blogs. I try to keep away from sharing personal reflections in my blog, but to hell with it all now; I’ll write about … Continue reading →

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Why I Quit My Belly Dancing Classes with This Instructor

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

This semester, I’m taking some awesome dance workout classes – to maintain my sanity. Most of the classes have been amazing and insanely therapeutic so far, but the one I was actually most looking forward to–belly dancing–has been a disappointment. … Continue reading →

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