When the Weight Becomes Invisible Depression does not always announce itself loudly. It does not always arrive with tears or dramatic breakdowns. Often, it enters quietly, settles into the background of daily life, and slowly changes the way everything feels. The world looks the same, but it no longer feels the same. Tasks that once … Continue reading Depression: A Silent Struggle
Iran Is Not What You Think It Is Iran is one of the most misunderstood countries in the world. The name alone triggers headlines, fear, politics, and assumptions. For many people, Iran is reduced to a single image. Angry crowds. Covered women. Nuclear threats. Sanctions. War. But Iran is older than most civilizations people casually … Continue reading Iran Beyond The Headlines
I am starting over again. And saying that out loud at 42 years old hits differently than it did at 22, or even 32. Back then, starting over felt like reinvention. Now it feels like a reckoning. There is a quiet shame that comes with it. Not the kind that screams, but the kind that … Continue reading Begin Again
For most of my life, I knew something was off. Not wrong in a way I could point to, not broken in a way anyone else seemed concerned about, but off enough that it followed me everywhere. I lived with a constant sense of friction, like I was moving through the world at a different … Continue reading Living With Late-Diagnosed ADHD: The Truth I Was Never Given
