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ILLUMINATION

·Jul 19

Anorexia isn’t just a thin people problem

A common misconception about anorexia is that anorexic people are all stick thin and gaunt. That’s not actually true. That’s the most serious cases of anorexia, when the physical can no longer hide the mental and emotional, but anorexia and bulemia can be well hidden in larger people too. In…

Diet

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Anorexia isn’t just a thin people problem
Anorexia isn’t just a thin people problem
Diet

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ILLUMINATION

·Apr 26

Red Flag #8: If all of his exes are “crazy”…

About six years ago, my ex told his now-wife-then-girlfriend and his best friend that all of his exes (all 7 or so of us) were “shit asses” and “crazy” while I was standing right next to them. We were all at a mutual house party and I was trying to…

Abuse

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Red Flag #8: If all of his exes are “crazy”…
Red Flag #8: If all of his exes are “crazy”…
Abuse

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ILLUMINATION

·Apr 11

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the reason why you don’t go to therapy

Toxic Positivity is the new trend in therapy and it sucks. — It’s an irony that when we talk about mental health, we express how important listening skills are, yet in therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) seems to do the exact opposite. Being in therapy with a CBT practitioner can be extremely frustrating and it can make you feel unheard. The reason…

Therapy

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the reason why you don’t go to therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the reason why you don’t go to therapy
Therapy

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Mar 11

Sometimes, I miss my abusive ex but those feelings are a lie

How trauma bonding masks itself as love and how it returns to haunt you years after breaking free — My dog died on March 7. It was pretty traumatic and not the peaceful passing I would have wished for her. A few days later, I texted my ex to let him know. I hadn’t spoken to him in about two years. We don’t communicate and it’s better that way…

Abuse

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Sometimes, I miss my abusive ex but those feelings are a lie
Sometimes, I miss my abusive ex but those feelings are a lie
Abuse

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Jan 29

The problem with “Children of the Mist” isn’t Bride Kidnappings. It’s perpetuating prejudices.

You don’t gotta be White to practice White Savior Complex. — .Recently, I was given the opportunity to pre-screen the documentary Children of the Mist and then later on, sit in a Q&A with the filmmaker, Ha Le Diem. This film is being put up for Oscar nomination and has a bit of Oscar buzz. …

Children Of The Mist

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The problem with “Children of the Mist” isn’t Bride Kidnappings. It’s perpetuating prejudices.
The problem with “Children of the Mist” isn’t Bride Kidnappings. It’s perpetuating prejudices.
Children Of The Mist

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Fanfare

·Dec 12, 2022

Jennifer Lawrence: “Nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie (before me)”

A list of amazing action movie ladies that came before JLaw — Recently, Jennifer Lawrence said on Variety’s Actors on Actors segment: “Nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie” before the role of Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games). I think Angelina Jolie would have some things to say about that statement, considering many of Angie’s movies are…

Jennifer Lawrence

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Jennifer Lawrence: “Nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie (before me)”
Jennifer Lawrence: “Nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie (before me)”
Jennifer Lawrence

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ILLUMINATION

·Oct 30, 2022

I’m fat. I wish Taylor Swift had kept her “fat” scale scene in “Anti-Hero”

This scene isn’t “fatphobia.” — I have body dysmorphia and have had two eating disorders (at different times in my life — one that I’m still struggling with now). At one point, I only ate 600 calories a day. Sometimes less. I also ran 6 miles a day, had a personal trainer 3 times a…

Taylor Swift

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I’m fat. I wish Taylor Swift had kept her “fat” scale scene in “Anti-Hero”
I’m fat. I wish Taylor Swift had kept her “fat” scale scene in “Anti-Hero”
Taylor Swift

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ILLUMINATION

·Oct 18, 2022

My sister’s cult church goes to Mexico every year to “save the Mexicans”

Resurrection Church in Boulder, CO is a cult that recruits college kids — You’re going to hell. In fact, we all are going to hell according to my sister’s church, Resurrection Church in Boulder, Co. If you do not go to their specific church and are their specific type of Christian, then you are going to hell. Good thing I don’t believe in…

Cult

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My sister’s cult church goes to Mexico every year to “save the Mexicans”
My sister’s cult church goes to Mexico every year to “save the Mexicans”
Cult

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ILLUMINATION

·Oct 15, 2022

Jennie from BlackPink lost a lot of weight and people are applauding it. That’s a problem.

Superficial beauty standards still rules Asia — Asia is definitely less progressive as far as social issues are concerned. Technology? They’re the best at it. Engineering? Toyota Prius is the most reliable car 5 years in a row. Social issues? Not so much. It’s slow-moving and that includes beauty standards. Thin is still very much in. Here…

Women

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Jennie from BlackPink lost a lot of weight and people are applauding it. That’s a problem.
Jennie from BlackPink lost a lot of weight and people are applauding it. That’s a problem.
Women

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ILLUMINATION

·Oct 13, 2022

Karen reports Japanese Woman to HR for eating a “sexy potato”

People are ridiculous — I like to read “AITA — Am I the Asshole” threads on Reddit, and recently, I saw this one make the rounds. Successful_Peace_929 writes: “It honestly feels ridiculous that I have to post this but my coworker has been getting onto me about this for weeks now, so I have…

Work

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Karen reports Japanese Woman to HR for eating a “sexy potato”
Karen reports Japanese Woman to HR for eating a “sexy potato”
Work

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