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  • When I hit you - Meena Kandasamy
    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    An Unequal Music

    June 12, 2017April 1, 2023
    1 Comment

    I read ‘When I Hit You’ by Meena Kandasamy and it brought me back to an episode in my relationship with music.

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  • Harriet the spy - Louise Fitzhugh book
    Books | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    BOOK REVIEW: Harriet The Spy-Louise Fitzhugh: Flinch, Harriet

    June 11, 2017December 17, 2023
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    ‘Harriet the Spy’ is about a 11 year old girl who is gagged by family & system and forced into therapy. Reading helped me crystallise my own identity crisis.

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  • More power to poetry - DNA Afterhours
    Poetry | Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    Poets Talk — Quoted In The Afternoon Despath & Courier ‘More Power To Poetry’

    May 18, 2017April 11, 2025
    2 Comments

    I was quoted alongside other poets in a media story about powerful poetry.

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  What’s Your Poison? – Addictions You May Not Know You Have
    Books | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

    What’s Your Poison? – Addictions You May Not Know You Have

    May 8, 2017April 14, 2024
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    We all face situations that are alarming & scary. We seek escape. This must mean we are all creating potential addictions for ourselves, every day.

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  The April Of My (Re)Alignment
    Relationships

    The April Of My (Re)Alignment

    May 6, 2017April 1, 2023
    3 Comments

    April has been a lonely month. Housekeeping always is.

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  The Anti-Flinch Discipline
    Map Of Emotion

    The Anti-Flinch Discipline

    April 11, 2017April 1, 2023
    1 Comment

    I’m on a self imposed Flinch reaction ban.

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  No Games, Only Equals
    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    No Games, Only Equals

    April 7, 2017February 25, 2025
    2 Comments

    It’s housekeeping time in the relationships corner of my life. That means letting go of people who don’t behave like my equals.

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  My Kind Of Life? Going Away And It’s Not Bad, Just Terrifying
    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    My Kind Of Life? Going Away And It’s Not Bad, Just Terrifying

    April 4, 2017April 14, 2024
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    New friends, new kinds of friendships, new definitions of support and ways to engage with others lead to a new me. New life?

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  Don’t Flinch: Love In A Clickbaitey World
    Body & Sex | Digital World | Relationships

    Don’t Flinch: Love In A Clickbaitey World

    April 1, 2017April 1, 2023
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    Love. It got so much harder with age. The finding of it, the keeping of it. But mostly, being okay with it.

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  CupTalk: To Stem Or Not To Stem?
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism

    CupTalk: To Stem Or Not To Stem?

    March 21, 2017April 1, 2023
    2 Comments

    Are menstrual cups better with or without stems? What other decisions do cup users have to take for the best experience?

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • Neha Kapoor on Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her: “You always have such good book recommendations!”
  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”

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